The Lowell Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Terra Nova Tigers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lowell will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Lowell is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against Lincoln (and have done all season long). Lowell's pitcher stepped up to hand Lincoln a 16-0 shutout on Thursday.
The result came thanks to Hiroki Aoshima's shutout, as he gave up just zero hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Liam Mahoney was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Reggie Fong was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Terra Nova unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Thursday. Their rough 10-4 loss to Aragon might stick with them for a while.
Vincent Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ronin Sargent, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Lowell is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Terra Nova, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11-1.
Terra Nova's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Lowell hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .333. It's a different story for Terra Nova, though, as they've only averaged .258. Will they be able to contain Lowell's hitters?
Lowell might still be hurting after the 13-5 loss they got from Terra Nova when the teams last played back in March of 2018. Thankfully for Lowell, Andrew Harkness (who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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