Baseball Preview: Osceola Warriors vs. Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils
The Osceola Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Osceola fell victim to St. Petersburg and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Green Devils. Osceola's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Osceola got a good showing from Cooper Walker, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Walker has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Osceola saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richard Stegbauer, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Stegbauer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, Poly Prep Country Day had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They fell just short of Northside Christian by a score of 3-2.
Osceola's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Poly Prep Country Day, their defeat ended a 12-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 0-1.
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