The Lowell Red Arrows will challenge the Wayland Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Wayland took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Lowell, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Lowell made easy work of Sparta and carried off a 7-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Red Arrows, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Lowell got a great performance from Ty Wasilenski as he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Wasilenski has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Blake Sitzer was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run. That's the most doubles he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathen Raison, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Wayland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of Unity Christian.
Wayland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hoyt Borgic, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Lowell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Wayland, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
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