Tuesday just wasn't the day for Mission's offense. They lost 28-0 to the Lowell Cardinals on Tuesday. Mission has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Lowell's part, Kaylee Kline made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Kline has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts every time she's pitched this season. Kline was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Darcie Miller and Gianna Gong did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored four runs while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Gong got on base in all five of her plate appearances with four runs, a triple, and two RBI. Aja Saraf was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in five of her seven plate appearances.
Mission's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lowell, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Mission will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Balboa at 3:30 p.m. Balboa's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Mission's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Lowell does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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