Baseball Preview: Osceola Warriors vs. River Ridge Royal Knights
The Osceola Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the River Ridge Royal Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Osceola is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, Osceola narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Seminole 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Osceola.
Luke Pembleton looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Vincent Ferrell was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Richard Stegbauer, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, River Ridge came up short against Mitchell on Thursday and fell 8-3. River Ridge has struggled against Mitchell recently, as their contest on Thursday was their ninth consecutive lost matchup.
Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-12.
Osceola was able to grind out a solid win over River Ridge when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 8-4. Will Osceola repeat their success, or does River Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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