The Lawrence Upper Lions will be playing at home against the Andrews Osborne Academy Phoenix at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Lawrence Upper is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Western Reserve Academy on Friday. They lost 12-2 to the Pioneers.
Lawrence Upper saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Crooks, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Crooks has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Andrews Osborne Academy's offense. They fell just short of Grand River Academy by a score of 2-0 on Monday. The match marked the first time this season in which Andrews Osborne Academy was not able to get on the board.
Landyn Rossi was huge no matter where he played even without the win. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Rossi was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Lawrence Upper now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Andrews Osborne Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Lawrence Upper beat Andrews Osborne Academy 7-3 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Andrews Osborne Academy's Jake Huffman, who struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Lawrence Upper still be able to contain Huffman? There's only one way to find out.
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