The Lowell Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Kankakee Valley Kougars at 4:45 p.m. Lowell will be strutting in after a win while Kankakee Valley will be coming in after a loss.
After only two runs in their last match, Lowell made sure to put some runs up on the board against Highland on Monday. Lowell put the hurt on Highland with a sharp 13-3 victory.
Kaylee Meeks made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Meeks was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, Olivia Fuentes was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Another player making a difference was Peyton Lonardi, who went 3-for-4 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, Kankakee Valley fell victim to a tough 12-1 defeat at the hands of Munster on Monday. Kankakee Valley has struggled against Munster recently, as their matchup on Monday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Kankakee Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emily Erb, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Lowell made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Kankakee Valley, they now have a losing record at 1-2.
Kankakee Valley's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lowell has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Kankakee Valley, though, as they've been averaging 10.7. Given Lowell's sizable advantage in that area, Kankakee Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Lowell couldn't quite finish off Kankakee Valley in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Lowell avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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