The Ursuline Fighting Irish will head out on the road to face off against the Howland Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Howland took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Ursuline, who comes in off a win.
Howland is hoping to do on Thursday what Cardinal Mooney couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Ursuline's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Ursuline never let Cardinal Mooney onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory.
The result came thanks to CJ Frasco's shutout, as he gave up just four hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Ursuline saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rowan Urbach, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Howland fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Austintown-Fitch on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Falcons by a score of 4-3. Howland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Howland also got a good showing from Steven Bubon, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bubon has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Bode Biggin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Ursuline is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-7 record this season. As for Howland, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Everything went Ursuline's way against Howland in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 as Ursuline made off with a 15-7 win. Will Ursuline repeat their success, or does Howland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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