The Warren Lumberjacks are taking a road trip to face off against the Woodlawn Bears at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Warren is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Warren is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 19 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Star City on Thursday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 6-0. The match marked the first time this season in which the Lumberjacks were not able to get on the board.
Warren saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haven Johnson, who went 2-for-4 with one double.
Meanwhile, Woodlawn waltzed into their game on Friday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They didn't even let the Indians on the board, marking their second-straight 5-0 shutout.
Lillie McWhorter made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Macy Harrison, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Lilly Joe Bradley, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Woodlawn's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Warren, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-3.
Warren was able to grind out a solid victory over Woodlawn in their previous matchup back in March, winning 7-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lumberjacks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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