Baseball Recap: Osbourn Eagles vs. Gainesville Cardinals
Osbourn fell victim to Gainesville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They lost 18-0 to the Gainesville Cardinals. Osbourn has struggled against Gainesville recently, as their contest on Friday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
For Gainesville's part, Brody Cassedy looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cassedy has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Gainesville got a massive performance out of Ian Fournier, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Matthew Eidemiller was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-4.
Osbourn's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Gainesville, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-4.
Osbourn will head out on the road to challenge Battlefield at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Battlefield's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Osbourn's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gainesville, they will be playing at home against Woodbridge at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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