Sparta had lost five straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped down to 9-17 to make it six. They fell 9-5 to the Lowell Red Arrows. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Arrows this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-5 on Monday.
Ashton Bitely was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
As for Lowell, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.4 runs over those games.
On Lowell's side, they let Brennen Nelson and Justin Ungurean run wild. Nelson went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Ungurean went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Ungurean is becoming a predictor of Lowell's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 9-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Bryce Lehman, who went 1-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Sparta has already played their next game (against Fremont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lowell will be paying especially close attention to the Spartans' contest: after the Spartans face off against the Packers, they'll take on Lowell again at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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