After two games on the road, Howe is heading back home. They will take on the Gunter Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Howe's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Gunter's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
After soaring to 16 runs the game before, Howe was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They fell just short of Bonham by a score of 2-1. Howe has struggled against Bonham recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Howe saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Amaro, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Gunter put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Pottsboro as Gunter made off with a 14-3 win.
Rylee Dunn was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Dunn has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Dunn was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aeris Herman, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Jacie Rathbone was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Howe's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5-1. As for Gunter, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
Everything went Howe's way against Gunter when the teams last played back in March as Howe made off with a 16-1 victory. Will Howe repeat their success, or does Gunter have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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