Howland suffered their closest loss since April 16, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of the Boardman Spartans by a score of 4-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Spartans this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-2 on Monday.
Howland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Kovarik, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double. That double marked the first that Kovarik has hit this season.
Howland's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Boardman, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record up to 6-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Howland will challenge LaBrae at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Vikings' pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so the Tigers' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Boardman, they will head out on the road to take on Perry at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Panthers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.8 runs per game on average), something the Spartans will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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