Softball Recap: Tough Loss for Howard

After flying high against Westside on Tuesday, Howard came back down to earth. The Huskies lost 11-1 to the Central Chargers on Wednesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Huskies in their meetings with the Chargers: they've now lost three in a row.

For Central's part, Caylin Mathis was excellent, going 2-for-3 while logging 1 home run, 2 stolen bases, and 2 RBIs. The two RBIs tied her high from September 9th vs. Howard.

Howard has now lost 14 of their last 15 games on the road. That leaves them at a 2-21 record this season. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 3-1 Upson-Lee (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 87.9% over those games). As for Central, they now have a winning record of 11-10.

Howard has already played their next game, a 14-9 victory against Westside on the 5th. As for Central, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 20-0 loss against Pike County on the 1st.