Atholton's hitters rose to the challenge against a Lions pitching crew that boasted an average of only 4.05 runs allowed on Thursday. The Atholton Raiders came out on top against the Howard Lions by a score of 12-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Atholton.
Atholton got a massive performance out of Josh Meadows, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Camryn Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
On Howard's side, Hunter Hilte made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Howard didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atholton only tossed four.
Atholton's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Howard, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-10.
Atholton will head out on the road to take on Towson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Towson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Atholton's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Howard does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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