Howland won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They lost 13-1 to the Austintown-Fitch Falcons. Howland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Austintown-Fitch apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2022.
Howland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richie Ansel, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Howland dropped their record down to 7-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Austintown-Fitch, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
While Howland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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