Howland suffered their biggest defeat since March 25, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against the West Branch Warriors, falling 11-4. The Tigers were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Warriors apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2024.
Madison Schmitz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Brianna Deeter also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
This is the second loss in a row for Howland and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Those defeats can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs over those games. As for West Branch, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-1.
Howland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 15-1 victory against Crestwood on the 4th. As for West Branch, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 10-6 win against Minerva on the 8th.
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