For the second straight game, Howland will face off against Austintown-Fitch. Howland will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Austintown-Fitch at 5:00 p.m. Howland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Howland will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Saturday, then bounced right back against Austintown-Fitch on Monday. Howland put the hurt on Austintown-Fitch with a sharp 17-4 win. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Tigers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Steven Bubon tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits.
Richie Ansel
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On the hitting side, Richie Ansel was a standout: he got on base in all five of his plate appearances with five RBI, one run, and one double. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Brayden Kovarik was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances.
Howland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Austintown-Fitch's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Howland, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-4.
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