The Lowell Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the San Mateo Bearcats at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lowell will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Lowell is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Saturday, just like they did against The Academy - San Francisco (and have done all season long). Lowell blew past The Academy - San Francisco 16-0.
Hiroki Aoshima made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Aoshima was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Lowell got a massive performance out of Elias Grosfoguel, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Angelo Ornelas-Rafael was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, San Mateo was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Woodside by a score of 4-2.
San Mateo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Wong, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Lowell is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for San Mateo, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
Lowell came out on top in a nail-biter against San Mateo in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Does Lowell have another victory up their sleeve, or will San Mateo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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