The Lowell Red Arrows are taking a road trip to face off against the Forest Hills Central Rangers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lowell's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Forest Hills Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Lowell and East Grand Rapids have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. The Red Arrows fell just short of the Pioneers by a score of 7-6. The Red Arrows have struggled against the Pioneers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Lowell got a good showing from Caden Witten, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Furthermore, Witten didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
At the plate, Johnny Pike led a balanced group of hitters, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Brown, who went 2-for-4 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Forest Hills Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against East Kentwood on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 11-7 to the Falcons.
Lowell's loss dropped their record down to 22-11-1. As for Forest Hills Central, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-13.
Lowell took their win against Forest Hills Central when the teams last played on May 9th by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Arrows since the team 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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