Baseball Recap: Howland Now 7-2 over Last Nine Games

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/07/25 @ Salem	13
03/31/25 @ Austintown-Fitch	13
05/15/25 vs Springfield	12
04/03/25 vs West Branch	12
05/13/25 vs Edgewood	10

Streetsboro typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Howland proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 10-4 victory. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.

Sully O'Donnell tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luca Fronzaglio, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Howland is 9-2 when Fronzaglio posts two or more runs, but 4-7 otherwise. Terry Werner also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.

Howland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in five consecutive contests.

Howland is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Streetsboro, their loss dropped their record down to 13-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Howland will face off against Columbiana at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Tigers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Clippers have averaged an impressive 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Streetsboro, they will challenge Marlington at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.