Cardinals
| 03/25/25 vs Burton | 23 |
| 04/22/25 @ Mission | 21 |
| 03/24/25 @ Washington | 19 |
| 04/17/25 vs Washington | 15 |
| 03/20/25 vs Galileo | 15 |
The matchup between Lowell and Mission on Tuesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Cardinals' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bears a 21-0 shutout. The Cardinals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Laura Valencia made a splash no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of her plate appearances with three runs. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March of 2024.
In other batting news, Lowell got a massive performance out of Aja Saraf, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs Saraf has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Kline, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
Lowell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .667. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in five consecutive contests.
Lowell's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Mission, they are on a ten-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Lowell will square off against rival Galileo at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Mission is set to challenge their familiar foe Lincoln at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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