Baseball Recap: Howell Takes Down Ranked Nixa

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/20/26 vs Fort Zumwalt South	13
04/03/26 vs Christian Brothers	11
03/21/26 vs St. Dominic	11
04/18/26 vs Nixa	10
03/30/26 vs Parkway West	10

Howell faced Nixa in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Vikings blew past the Eagles 12-2. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by seven runs or more this season.

Howell is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Nixa, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-5.

Howell didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 4-3 defeat against Staley on the 18th. As for Nixa, they have also already played their next game, a 4-3 loss against Joplin on the 20th.