The Harding Raiders are taking a road trip to face off against the Howland Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Monday, Harding came up short against Lakeview and fell 4-1.
Harding saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Borsic, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Howland waltzed into their game on Monday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Fighting Irish by a score of 4-1.
Howland also got a great performance from Elliot Gebhardt as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Gebhardt a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
Howland's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Harding, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-11 record this season.
Harding came out on top in a nail-biter against Howland in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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