Baseball Preview: Ocoee Knights vs. Wekiva Mustangs
Ocoee is 10-0 against Wekiva since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Ocoee Knights will look to defend their home field against the Wekiva Mustangs at 6:00 p.m.
Ocoee's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against East Ridge on Monday. They fell 3-0 to the Knights. Having soared to a lofty 22 runs in the game before, Ocoee's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Braylan Butler was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
Meanwhile, Wekiva waltzed into their match on Monday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They skirted past the Bulldogs 7-5.
The team relied heavily on Marcus Campbell, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Damir Simon, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Ocoee now has a losing record at 11-12. As for Wekiva, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season.
Ocoee came out on top in a nail-biter against Wekiva in their previous matchup back in April of 2022, sneaking past 3-1. Does Ocoee have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wekiva turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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