The Lowell Red Devils will challenge the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Lowell's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs in their last three matches.
Lowell's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Wheeler as they made off with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that the Red Devils have won by exactly ten runs.
Gavin Gutierrez made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Gutierrez was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Zack Smith
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In other pitching news, Zack Smith looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has become a key player for Lowell: the team is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 7-13-1 otherwise.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Mason Brooker, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Camden Mikulich, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI.
Lowell hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley suffered their closest loss since May 5th on Thursday. They fell just short of Twin Lakes by a score of 7-5.
Kankakee Valley also got a good showing from Owen Uylaki, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Uylaki has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 13 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Kankakee Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Barr, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double. Declan Murr was another, going 1-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Lowell's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-15-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Kankakee Valley, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-12-1 record this season.
