Softball Game Preview: Okeechobee Brahmans vs. Suncoast Chargers

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Previous Games

05/03/22 - Neutral	11-1 W
03/26/19 - Home	12-5 W
04/03/18 - Away	15-0 W
03/31/17 - Home	10-0 W
02/09/17 - Away	3-0 W
+ 2 more games

Okeechobee is 6-1 against Suncoast since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Okeechobee Brahmans will welcome the Suncoast Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Okeechobee will be strutting in after a win while Suncoast will be coming in after a loss.

Okeechobee headed into their last match having not scored more than two runs for six straight, but Clewiston let them put that streak behind them. Okeechobee was the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over Clewiston on Friday. The Brahmans haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.

Okeechobee got a massive performance out of Audra Friend, who went 1-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most runs Friend has posted since back in April of 2024. Jenessa Arana was another key player, scoring three runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Okeechobee was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Suncoast lost 19-8 to Olympic Heights on Monday.

Nathalie Raudales was cooking despite her team's loss, firing off three triples, two runs, and one RBI while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Jenesis Spence, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two triples, one run, and one RBI.

Suncoast's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Okeechobee, their win bumped their record up to 2-5.

Everything went Okeechobee's way against Suncoast in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Okeechobee made off with an 11-1 victory. Will Okeechobee repeat their success, or does Suncoast have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.