Howard is 1-9 against Mary Persons since September of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Howard Huskies will head out to square off against the Mary Persons Bulldogs at 1:00 p.m. Howard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Howard will roll into the matchup after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Monday, then bounced right back against Baldwin on Tuesday. Everything went Howard's way against Baldwin as Howard made off with an 18-3 win. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 games by seven runs or more this season.
Abby Davis was a major factor no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits (and only one walk). Davis was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jakeria Jackson, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was LaLya James, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Howard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. The last time their batting average was this high was back in September.
Meanwhile, Mary Persons waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Wildcats out 4-3.
Olivia Woodgeard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on four hits and racked up 12 Ks. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in August.
At the plate, Mary Persons saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Madi Nichols, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Howard has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-14 record this season. As for Mary Persons, their record is now 14-8.
Howard suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Mary Persons in their previous matchup back in August of 2023. Can Howard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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