The Howland Tigers will challenge the Highland Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Howland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Howland's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Harding 21-0. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Raiders recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.
Calleigh Luman and Maya Kubancsek were major factors no matter where they played. On the mound, Luman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kubancsek tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Luman a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Luman went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run, while Kubancsek got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs, two RBI, and one double. That double marked the first that Kubancsek has hit this season.
Brianna Deeter
| 05/19/25 @ Harding | 4 |
| 03/29/24 @ West Branch | 3 |
| 05/08/25 vs Columbiana | 2 |
| 04/30/25 vs Austintown-Fitch | 2 |
| 03/28/25 @ Hortonville | 2 |
In other batting news, Howland let Brianna Deeter and Mary Moy run wild. Deeter went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Moy got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Deeter a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Madison Schmitz, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Howland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Harding only managed two hits.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Highland sidestepped Barberton for a 3-2 victory. That's two games straight that the Hornets have won by just one run.
Howland's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-9. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-14.
