The Lowell Cardinals will head out to challenge the South San Francisco Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lowell's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so South San Francisco's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lowell's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Monday's struggle, when Marin Catholic hitters got past them. The Cardinals came up short against the Wildcats on Monday, falling 12-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Cardinals have suffered since March 8th.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when South San Francisco and Mercy meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Warriors fell 16-11 to the Bears. The defeat continues a trend for the Warriors in their meetings with the Bears: they've now lost five in a row.
Madyson Jade Quintanilla made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and two doubles. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Crutchfield, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5.
This is the second loss in a row for Lowell and nudges their season record down to 6-4. As for South San Francisco, their loss was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-5.
Everything went Lowell's way against South San Francisco in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Lowell made off with a 12-0 win. Will the Cardinals repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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