The New Lothrop Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the Lakeville Falcons at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lakeville took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on New Lothrop, who comes in off a win.
New Lothrop is headed into the matchup having just posted their closest victory since April 9th on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Birch Run 7-6.
Logan Judd
| 04/21/25 vs Birch Run | 3 |
| 04/19/25 vs Caro | 2 |
| 04/14/25 @ Montrose | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs Birch Run | 1 |
| 04/19/25 vs Caro | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Logan Judd, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Rumisek, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Lakeville came up short against Chesaning on Monday, falling 8-1. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Indians recently, as the team has come up short the last eight times they've met.
Lakeville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gage Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base. That stolen base was Smith's first of the season.
New Lothrop has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a massive bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. Having lost for the first time this season, Lakeville fell to 3-1.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. New Lothrop has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lakeville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
New Lothrop came out on top in a nail-biter against Lakeville in their previous meeting back in June of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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