Howland fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Austintown-Fitch on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Austintown-Fitch Falcons by a score of 4-3. Howland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Howland got a good showing from Steven Bubon, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bubon has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bode Biggin made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Howland's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-8. As for Austintown-Fitch, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season.
Howland will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Ursuline at 5:00 p.m. As for Austintown-Fitch, they will head out on the road to challenge Lakeside at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Austintown-Fitch's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Lakeside's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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