The Westside Seminoles came up short against the Howard Huskies on Tuesday, falling 25-16.
Ariyah Johnson was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 1-for-1 while posting 2 stolen bases, 2 RBIs, and 2 runs. Another player making a difference was Tionna Askew, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances while posting 3 runs and 2 walks.
Westside has now lost five of their last six games on the road. That's taken a bite out of their 8-17 record this season. Those road losses came despite the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Howard, their win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-10 and their overall record up to 2-20.
Looking ahead, Howard will head out to square off against Central at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies will need to watch out since the Chargers have now posted at least 10 runs every time they've taken the field this season. Westside will be paying especially close attention to Howard's contest: after Howard faces off against Central, they'll take on Westside again at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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