The Academy - San Francisco is 0-3 against Lowell since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Academy - San Francisco Wolves will be playing at home against the Lowell Cardinals at 3:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
The Academy - San Francisco scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Burton as The Academy - San Francisco made off with a 20-2 victory. With that win, The Academy - San Francisco brought their scoring average up to 7.3 runs per game.
Josh Kinsbourne made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Kinsbourne was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Raven La, who got on base in four of his six plate appearances with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Dennis Perez, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lowell can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Wednesday. They never let Washington onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Lowell.
The result came thanks to Hiroki Aoshima's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Lowell got a massive performance out of Roman Fong, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double. Liam Mahoney was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
The win got The Academy - San Francisco back to even at 3-3. As for Lowell, they pushed their record up to 6-1-1 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. The Academy - San Francisco has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lowell struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.8 per game. The only question left is which team can snag more.
The Academy - San Francisco suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Lowell in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can The Academy - San Francisco avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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