Ohio High School Softball - Howland bounces Salem
April 20, 2022: Salem, OH 44460 The Howland Tigers (Warren, OH) softball routed the host Salem Quakers (Salem, OH), 14-6 in Wednesday's non-league bout.
The Tigers (4-2) will now prepare for their bout against Geneva (Geneva, OH). The Eagles go into the non-league bout with a 3-3 record. In their last bout, Geneva was routed by Edgewood (Ashtabula, OH), 5-4, in a league bout.
The Quakers now possess a 2-4 record. They play next when they travel to Minerva for a Northeastern Buckeye bout on Thursday, April 21. Salem will confront a Lions squad coming off a 18-10 league loss to West Branch (Beloit, OH). The Lions record now stands at 3-1.
Game Summary
Ariana Wilkinson Drives In Four To Howland Tigers Victory Over Salem
Ariana Wilkinson showed timely hitting on Wednesday, driving in four on two hits to lead Howland Tigers past Salem 14-6 on Wednesday. Wilkinson drove in runs on a single in the second and a double in the third.
An early lead helped propel Howland Tigers to victory. Howland Tigers scored on a single by Jennifer Sindledecker, a single by Wilkinson, and a double by Zoe King in the second inning.
Howland Tigers pulled away for good with five runs in the second inning. In the second Sindledecker singled on a 1-2 count, scoring one run, Wilkinson singled on a 1-1 count, scoring two runs, and King doubled on a 0-1 count, scoring one run.
Howland Tigers tallied seven runs in the third inning. Cloe Lopez, Sindledecker, Wilkinson, Madison Hufford, Alexia Spangler, and Alyssa Massucci powered the big inning with RBIs.
Spangler led the Howland Tigers to victory in the pitcher's circle.
