The Fowlerville Gladiators will venture away from home to square off against the Howell Highlanders at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Fowlerville lost 9-3 to Williamston on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Gladiators in their meetings with the Hornets: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Howell entered their tilt with Novi on Wednesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They were the clear victors by a 15-5 margin over the Wildcats. Considering the Highlanders have won seven games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
The team relied heavily on Easton Lavery, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Addison Caldwell was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Howell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .395 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Howell's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Fowlerville, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Fowlerville couldn't quite get it done against Howell in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 as they fell 5-1. Can the Gladiators avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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