The Howell Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Brick Memorial Mustangs at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday.
Howell fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Brick Township on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Green Dragons by a score of 6-4.
Rohan Shah was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Brody Loch was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Howell didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brick Township only tossed seven.
Meanwhile, Brick Memorial got themselves on the board against Manasquan on Saturday, but Manasquan never followed suit. They came out on top against the Warriors by a score of 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Brick Memorial.
Howell dropped their record down to 9-14 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Brick Memorial, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Howell took their victory against Brick Memorial when the teams last played back in June of 2021 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Howell since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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