Baseball Preview: Lake Minneola Hawks vs. Osceola Kowboys
The Lake Minneola Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Osceola Kowboys at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lake Minneola has three straight wins, Osceola has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Lake Minneola made easy work of Leesburg and carried off a 13-5 victory.
Tristan Rocha looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Fabian Antonsanti was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Jacob Cali was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Osceola didn't have quite enough to beat West Orange on Tuesday and fell 3-1.
Lake Minneola has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. As for Osceola, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.
Lake Minneola suffered a grim 15-9 defeat to Osceola when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Lake Minneola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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