The Howell Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Ocean Township Spartans at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Howell's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Shore Regional 15-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.
Howell got a great performance from Phillip Christopher as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave Christopher a new career-high.
At the plate, Brody Loch was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. Logan Koeppel was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Ocean Township beat Manchester Township 7-4 on Wednesday.
Ocean Township pushed their record up to 2-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Howell, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
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