Highland is 9-1 against Lowell since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Highland Trojans will be playing at home against the Lowell Red Devils at 4:45 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Wednesday, Highland came up short against Kankakee Valley and fell 8-3.
Highland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden VanderMeyden, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI. VanderMeyden has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Lowell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Andrean, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Highland has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Lowell, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Highland skirted past Lowell 3-2 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lowell's Jon Borowski, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Highland still be able to contain Borowski? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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