Howards Grove fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Random Lake on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 6-4. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Rams recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Matt Koenig put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple was his first of the season.
Koenig wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Tyson Kunesh, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Howards Grove's loss dropped their record down to 4-17. As for Random Lake, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Howards Grove has already played their next game, a 13-2 defeat against Winnebago Lutheran Academy on the 16th. As for Random Lake, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 9-3 loss against Horicon on the 16th.
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