Ohio High School Softball - Howland gets by Nordonia
April 24, 2022: Warren, OH 44484
The Howland Tigers (Warren, OH) softball nipped the visiting Nordonia Knights (Macedonia, OH), 6-5 in Sunday's non-league bout.
The Tigers (8-3) will now prepare for their bout against Harding (Warren, OH). The Raiders go into the All-American bout with a 3-9 record. In their last bout, Harding held off Lakeside (Ashtabula, OH), 4-1, in a non-league bout.
The Knights now possess a 4-9 record. They play next when they travel to Hudson for a Suburban - National bout on Monday, April 25. Nordonia will confront a Explorers squad coming off a 12-2 non-league win over Cuyahoga Heights (Cleveland, OH). The Explorers record now stands at 4-5.
Game Summary
King's Walk-Off Seals The Deal In Howland Tigers Victory Over Nordonia
Howland Tigers took their game in dramatic walk-off fashion, thanks to a walk-off double at the end of the game to topple Nordonia. The game was tied at five with Howland Tigers batting in the bottom of the eighth when Zoe King doubled on a 3-1 count, scoring one run.
Brooke Tatar led Howland Tigers to victory by driving in four runs. Tatar went 3-for-4 at the plate. Tatar drove in runs on a double in the first, a groundout in the third, a home run in the sixth, and a single in the seventh.
Howland Tigers got things started in the first inning when Tatar doubled on the first pitch of the at bat, scoring one run.
In the bottom of the seventh inning, Howland Tigers tied things up at five. Howland Tigers scored one run when Tatar singled.
After Nordonia scored one run in the top of the sixth, Howland Tigers answered with one of their own. Nordonia scored when Morgan Gallagher hit a solo homer. Howland Tigers then answe
