Baseball Recap: Lake Minneola Hawks vs. Osceola Kowboys
Lake Minneola entered their tilt with Osceola with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Everything went their way against the Osceola Kowboys on Thursday as they made off with a 12-3 win. With that victory, Lake Minneola brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Josh Schaller, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. He continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Malachi Meyers, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double.
On Osceola's side, Yamil Santiago was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with a home run.
Lake Minneola is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-4 record this season. As for Osceola, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9.
Lake Minneola will be playing in front of their home fans against Tavares at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lake Minneola's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Tavares' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Osceola, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Poinciana at 7:00 p.m. Osceola is facing Poinciana at the right time seeing as Poinciana is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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