Jillian Howard was dynamite on Saturday, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up four earned runs off nine hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was her fourth in a row with less than two walks allowed. On the year, Howard has an ERA of 5.19 over 58 innings pitched.
Howard and New Philadelphia will head out on the road to square off against Minerva at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Coming in off a loss to Marlington in their last outing, Minerva is looking for some redemption. Will New Philadelphia have enough to fend them off? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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