Baseball Recap: Howards Grove Tigers vs. Manitowoc Lutheran Lancers
Howards Grove can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Manitowoc Lutheran Lancers and snuck past 7-6. That's more bragging rights for Howards Grove, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brady Heling was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. Trey Sixel was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Manitowoc Lutheran's side, Noah Lukasek made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Howards Grove's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-10-1. As for Manitowoc Lutheran, they dropped their record down to 9-5 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Howards Grove will play host again on Monday to welcome Random Lake, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:30 p.m. As for Manitowoc Lutheran, they will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Mary Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Manitowoc Lutheran is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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