Howard lost against Atholton last Wednesday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Howard Lions fell 12-7 to the Atholton Raiders. Howard has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hunter Hilte was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Howard didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Atholton only tossed four.
On Atholton's side, Josh Meadows was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI. Camryn Williams was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
Howard's defeat dropped their record down to 10-10. As for Atholton, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13.
Howard does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Atholton, they will head out on the road to square off against Towson at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Towson's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Atholton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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