Baseball Preview: Oviedo Lions vs. Seminole Seminoles
The Oviedo Lions will head out on the road to square off against the Seminole Seminoles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Oviedo is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought game, but Oviedo had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Bishop Moore.
Oviedo got a good showing from Ben Filler, who struck out nine batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Marco Gonzalez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two doubles.
Meanwhile, Seminole fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Oviedo on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that Seminole has lost by exactly ten runs.
Seminole saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Cooper, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Van Horn, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Oviedo's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Seminole, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season.
Oviedo took their win against Seminole in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oviedo since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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