Baseball Preview: Spring Lake Park Panthers vs. Osseo Orioles
Spring Lake Park is 2-8 against Osseo since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Spring Lake Park Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Osseo Orioles at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Spring Lake Park will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against Zimmerman on Monday. Spring Lake Park blew past Zimmerman 12-1. That looming 12-1 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Spring Lake Park yet this season.
Thomas Ashley looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chase Neiger, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. Connor Larsen was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Osseo was able to grind out a solid victory over Hopkins on Wednesday, taking the game 5-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Osseo.
Spring Lake Park now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Osseo, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Spring Lake Park beat Osseo 5-1 when the teams last played back in June of 2023. Will Spring Lake Park repeat their success, or does Osseo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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