Softball Recap: Howland Sets Scoring Season-High Against Harding

Tigers

Team Score (Highest)

05/19/25 @ Harding	21
05/08/25 vs Columbiana	18
04/12/25 @ Hudson	16
04/04/25 @ Crestwood	15
04/12/25 @ Streetsboro	13

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Howland). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Harding Raiders a 21-0 shutout on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won nine in a row.

Calleigh Luman and Maya Kubancsek made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Luman tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Kubancsek pitched 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 the plate, 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.

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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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.

Howland pushed their record up to 11-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Harding, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-13.

Howland and Harding are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against Highland at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games the Hornets have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Harding, they will head out to challenge Brecksville-Broadview Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Raiders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bees have averaged an impressive 11.8 runs per game this season.