Baseball Preview: Osceola Chieftains vs. Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks
Osceola and Baldwin-Woodville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Osceola Chieftains will head out on the road to face off against the Baldwin-Woodville Blackhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Osceola will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 8-1 to Baldwin-Woodville. The defeat continues a trend for Osceola in their matchups with Baldwin-Woodville: they've now lost three in a row.
For Baldwin-Woodville's part, Cal Smith was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Smith has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Smith was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Ethan Fedie was excellent, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Osceola's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Baldwin-Woodville, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 10-2.
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