Kankakee Valley dropped their record down to 6-5 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season. They fell just short of the Lowell Red Devils by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Red Devils this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-1 on Monday.
Kankakee Valley saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aubrey Hanger, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
As for Lowell, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. Five seems to be a good number for they as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
On Lowell's side, Olivia Fuentes made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Fuentes has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
In other batting news, Lowell let Preslee Hill and Peyton Lonardi run wild. Hill went 2-for-3 with two runs, while Lonardi went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Kankakee Valley will take on rival Hobart at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Lowell is set to challenge their familiar foe Highland at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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