Baseball Preview: Howell Central Spartans vs. Fort Zumwalt East
The Howell Central Spartans will head out on the road to challenge Fort Zumwalt East at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Howell Central made easy work of Liberty and carried off an 8-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Howell Central.
Meanwhile, Fort Zumwalt East had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Pirates.
Evan Hickman looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Aiden Powers-Wheeler, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Braden Weber, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Howell Central is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-15-1 record this season. As for Fort Zumwalt East, their win bumped their record up to 21-9.
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