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| 04/17/25 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/07/25 - Away | 7-9 L |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 10-0 W |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 04/27/23 - Home | 13-3 W |
| + 2 more games |
Waterloo lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Lowellville, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's matchup. The Vikings put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 11-1 win on Thursday. The Vikings not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 17, 2024 (when they won 11-0).
Mason Biltz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Biltz was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one run. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Vincent Mori, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Those RBI marked the first that he has brought in this season. Another player making a difference was Cole Kaiser, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
Waterloo always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .552. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Waterloo's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 2-4. As for Lowellville, they dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Coming up, Waterloo will head out to challenge Mogadore at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a six-game losing streak. Lowellville has already played their next game (against Brookfield), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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