Galileo had lost three straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 5-8 to make it four. They came up short against the Lowell Cardinals, falling 14-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cardinals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 24-1 on Wednesday.
Galileo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Ridley, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for Lowell, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 9-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games.
On Lowell's side, Luc Laguna made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Laguna has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one triple.
In other pitching news, Brian Yee looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Auden Szalva, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Reggie Fong, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Galileo will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on The Bay School at 4:00 p.m. on April 7. As for Lowell, they will square off against Aragon at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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