The Howard Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Glenelg Gladiators at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Howard sitting on three straight victories and Glenelg on five.
In what's become a running theme this season, Howard gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Hammond as Howard made off with a 14-1 victory.
Howard let Austin Proescher and Ben Plasterer loose on the outfield. Proescher went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI, while Plasterer scored two runs while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Hilte, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Glenelg got themselves on the board against River Hill on Tuesday, but River Hill never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hawks 1-0.
Howard has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 7-5 record this season. As for Glenelg, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Howard suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to Glenelg when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Howard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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