Highlanders
| 04/17/25 vs Fowlerville | 17-2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Fowlerville | 17-0 |
| 04/16/25 @ Novi | 15-5 |
| 04/16/25 @ Novi | 16-0 |
| 04/09/25 @ Canton | 6-0 |
Howell had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Fowlerville Gladiators as they made off with a 17-2 victory. 17 seems to be a good number for the Highlanders as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Brooke Keller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 4-for-4 with one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Clem Stevens and Lara Anderson did most of the damage at the plate: Stevens went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Anderson went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. Those three runs gave Stevens a new career-high. Leighton Scott was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Howell was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .630. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .395 or higher in six consecutive matches.
Howell's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.2 runs over those games. As for Fowlerville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Coming up, Howell will square off against Grand Ledge at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Fowlerville, they will face off against Haslett at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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