The Howland Tigers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the LaBrae Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Howland: 3.6, LaBrae: 1.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Monday, Howland earned a 9-4 win over Salem. That's two games straight that Howland has won by exactly five runs.
Brendan Ray spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Howland got a big performance out of Luca Fronzaglio, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Fronzaglio has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dominic Santee, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, LaBrae was able to grind out a solid victory over Garfield on Monday, taking the game 6-2.
Howland pushed their record up to 11-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for LaBrae, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season.
Howland took their victory against LaBrae in their previous matchup back in April of 2021 by a conclusive 13-2. Does Howland have another victory up their sleeve, or will LaBrae turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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