The Boardman Spartans will venture away from home to square off against the Howland Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
Boardman fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Howland on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 6-2 to the Tigers. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Spartans couldn't push the score so high this time.
For Howland's part, Isiah Burgess was excellent, going 1-for-2 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three stolen bases gave Burgess a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Richie Ansel, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one double.
Howland has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Boardman, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
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