Lowellville is preparing for their first conference matchup of the season on Monday. They will head out on the road to square off against the Mineral Ridge Rams at 5:00 p.m. Lowellville will be strutting in after a win while Mineral Ridge will be coming in after a loss.
While Rockets fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Saturday's season opener. Everything went their way against East on Saturday as Lowellville made off with a 24-7 victory.
Liam Bartlett was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. Bartlett was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Lowellville got a massive performance out of Geno Perry, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Cody Nolfi was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Lowellville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East only posted a batting average of .267.
Meanwhile, Mineral Ridge fell victim to Toronto and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Red Knights.
Lowellville couldn't quite finish off Mineral Ridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 and fell 2-0. Can Lowellville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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