Lowell has been on the road for three straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Munster Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Lowell nor Munster posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Lowell's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Lake Central on Monday. They lost 14-0 to the Indians.
Meanwhile, Munster faced Andrean in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Munster won by a run and slipped past Andrean 2-1.
Emily Siurek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over 4.2 innings pitched. Siurek has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Siurek was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, Caroline Wendlinger was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
Lowell's loss dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Munster, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Lowell suffered a grim 6-0 defeat to Munster in their previous meeting on April 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Siurek, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Lowell knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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