The Lowell Red Devils will head out on the road to square off against the Hebron Hawks at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Lowell is coming into the contest on a six-game losing streak.
Lowell fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Hanover Central on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took an 11-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wildcats.
Zak Scharnke was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Wellwerts, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI.
Even though they lost, Lowell kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Hebron unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Washington Township by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Hebron couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hebron saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Swinford, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Lowell's record is now 4-6. As for Hebron, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 6-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Lowell has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hebron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Lowell's way against Hebron when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Lowell made off with a 10-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lowell 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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