It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Mission can now relate to. They lost 15-0 to the Lowell Cardinals on Wednesday. Mission's defeat signaled the end of their ten-game winning streak.
For Lowell's part, Finean Hunter-Kenney made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hunter-Kenney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hunter-Kenney was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, Liam Mahoney was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-3. Hiroki Aoshima was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Mission's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-11. As for Lowell, they pushed their record up to 20-5-1 with that win, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season.
Mission does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lowell, they will face off against Lincoln at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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