Ohio High School Softball - Howland edged by Elyria Catholic
April 2, 2022: Elyria, OH 44035
In Saturday's non-league outing, the host Elyria Catholic Panthers softball team scored a close 6-5 win over the Howland Tigers.
Coming up next, the Panthers battle the Westlake Demons (Westlake, OH) in a non-league outing, on Monday, April 4. Elyria Catholic will attempt to upgrade on its 2-1 season record. The Demons enter the outing with a 0-2 record after their 12-0 non-league loss to Mayfield (Mayfield, OH).
The Tigers (1-1) will now prepare for their outing against Ursuline (Youngstown, OH). The Fighting Irish enter the non-league outing with a 2-0 record. In their last outing, Ursuline tipped Kirtland (Kirtland, OH), 12-1, in a non-league outing.
Game Summary
Howland Tigers Can't Quite Erase 4-Run Deficit In Loss To Elyria Catholic
Howland Tigers's effort to come back from down four runs in the second inning came up just short, as they fell 6-5 to Elyria Catholic on Saturday. Howland Tigers scored three runs on a home run in the third inning. Howland Tigers fell behind early in the loss. Elyria Catholic scored on a grand slam by Harper Morgan in the first inning and a single by Annika Bredel in the second inning. Howland Tigers opened up scoring in the first inning. Brooke Tatar hit a solo homer.
Howland Tigers scored three runs in the third inning. Howland Tigers scored its runs on an RBI home run by Alyssa Massucci.
Tatar took the loss for Howland Tigers. Tatar allowed seven hits and six runs over six innings, striking out six.
Howland Tigers tallied two home runs on the day. Howland Tigers tallied two home runs on the day. Massucci had a long ball in the third inning. Tatar went deep in the first inning.
