After soaring to ten runs the game before, Howell was a bit more limited in their contest on Thursday. They fell 5-2 to the Rumson-Fair Haven Bulldogs.
Howell got a good showing from Jackson Vetrano, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Vinny Agnello was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Aaron Wojenski also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Howell's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-3-1. As for Rumson-Fair Haven, the victory got them back to even at 5-5-1.
While Howell had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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