The Lowell Cardinals will face off against the Lincoln Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Lowell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Mission a 15-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Lowell who now have ten in a row.
Finean Hunter-Kenney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hunter-Kenney has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Hunter-Kenney was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Liam Mahoney, who scored three runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Roman Fong, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lincoln entered their tilt with Washington with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Everything went their way against the Eagles on Wednesday as they made off with a 12-5 win.
Lincoln got a massive performance out of Kieran Baker, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Lowell pushed their record up to 20-5-1 with that victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Lowell has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. However, it's not like Lincoln struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4.4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Lowell took their win against Lincoln in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 16-0. Does Lowell have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lincoln turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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