After flying high against Hebron last Thursday, Lowell came back down to earth. The Lowell Red Devils took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Crown Point Bulldogs on Saturday. Lowell has struggled against Crown Point recently, as their match on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Lowell got a good showing from Austin Zea, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Zea has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lowell saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Angel Reyes, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
On Crown Point's side, Bryce Schuster looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Austin Leeming was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Christian Briseno was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Lowell's loss dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Crown Point, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lowell will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Andrean at 5:00 p.m. Andrean is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Lowell will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Crown Point, they will head out on the road to take on Portage at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Crown Point is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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