After low-scoring totals in their previous three contests, Howland brought some dynamite into their most recent contest. They were the clear victors by a 17-4 margin over the Austintown-Fitch Falcons on Monday. With that win, the Tigers brought their scoring average up to 6.8 runs per game.
Steven Bubon tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
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On the hitting side, Howland got a massive performance out of Richie Ansel, who got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave Ansel a new career-high. Brayden Kovarik was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Howland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive matches.
Howland's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Austintown-Fitch, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Howland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Austintown-Fitch: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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