The Lucas Cubs will square off against the Northmor Golden Knights at 5:15 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Lucas is headed into the contest having just suffered their closest defeat since March 28, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of Loudonville by a score of 10-8. The Cubs have struggled against the Redbirds recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Brooklyn Boquette and Charlize Stinehour stepped up to the plate in a big way. Boquette went 2-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run, while Stinehour scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Olyvia Culler, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Northmor came up short against Utica on Wednesday and fell 9-4.
Northmor saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Katalina Roseberry, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Those two stolen bases gave Roseberry a new career-high.
Lucas' loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Northmor, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Lucas couldn't quite finish off Northmor in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 and fell 10-8. Can Lucas avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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