There's no place like home for Howards Grove, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. Everything went their way against the Two Rivers Purple Raiders on Friday as the Howards Grove Tigers made off with an 11-4 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Howards Grove considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Trey Sixel and Parker Kluck made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Sixel tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Kluck struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. At bat, Sixel scored a run while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Kluck scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jonah Walleser and Brady Heling did most of the damage at the plate: Walleser scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Heling scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Braven Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Two Rivers' side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Odin Clem, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
The win got Howards Grove back to even at 1-1. As for Two Rivers, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Howards Grove will be playing at home against Chilton on Monday. As for Two Rivers, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brillion at 4:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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