The Howland Tigers will be playing at home against the Ursuline Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Howland's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Ursuline's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Howland fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Austintown-Fitch on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 4-3. Howland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Howland got a good showing from Steven Bubon, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bubon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bode Biggin 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 four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Ursuline entered their tilt with Cardinal Mooney with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Cardinals a 3-0 shutout on Wednesday.
The result came thanks to CJ Frasco's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Ursuline's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Urbach, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Howland's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for Ursuline, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season.
Howland suffered a grim 15-7 defeat to Ursuline in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Howland, Tom Groner (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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