The Mathews Mustangs are taking a road trip to challenge the Lowellville Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Mathews has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight defeats, while Lowellville will come in with four straight victories.
On Monday, Mathews didn't have quite enough to beat Pymatuning Valley and fell 10-8.
Meanwhile, Lowellville got the win against Heartland Christian on Monday by a conclusive 14-3.
Liam Bartlett was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Bartlett was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. Lowellville is undefeated when Bartlett posts two or more runs, but 4-6 otherwise.
In other batting news, Geno Perry was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cody Nolfi, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Lowellville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .458. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Lowellville now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Mathews, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
Mathews skirted past Lowellville 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2022. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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