Big Griff jams Big VA

The combination of sophomore Mason Riggs and senior Matt Griffin was too much for Van Alstyne as Howe (12-5, 4-1) took home the victory, 6-1 Riggs was officially the winning pitcher

Riggs threw four and one-third innings, allowing one run on two hits, striking out five He exited in a tight game with runners at second and third Griffin came in and got a ground ball and a strikeout to put out the fire. His final relief outing totaled twothirds innings, allowing no runs, two hits, and striking out three

Peyton Reagan led the Dogs with three hits in four plate appearances Seniors Brandon Wall, Brennan Ross, and Tyler Grisham each hit doubles with Wall's driving in two. Ross had the other RBI of the night

On Tuesday, Howe stayed in it until the end, but Farmersville pulled away late in a 9-4 victory

The game was tied at three with Farmersville batting in the top of the sixth when there was an error, scoring two runs Of the nine runs scored by Farmersville, only two were earned, seven came due to errors

Reagan was the starting pitcher and allowed both of the earned runs in four inning pitched He struck out seven batters, walked two and struck out two Griffin came on in relief and allowed three runs, of which none were earned He struck out four in two and one-third innings Tanner Hartsfield came in for late-inning relief and allowed three walks and one hit in twothirds of an inning

Ross, Dyson Dillard, and Riggs led Howe with two hits each Dillard had Howe's only extra base hit with an RBI double in the first to score Ross. Howe led the game, 3-0 after the first inning, but the Farmers took adavantage of every opportunity

Howe will next play at Leonard on Friday at 7 pm to finish out the first half of district play