Baseball Preview: Osbourn Park Yellowjackets vs. Osbourn Eagles
Osbourn Park is 8-2 against Osbourn since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Osbourn Park Yellowjackets will be playing at home against the Osbourn Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Osbourn Park and three for Osbourn.
Last Monday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Osbourn Park had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Broad Run.
Robert Shearin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Michael Bonura (SUNY Oneonta) was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jake Gunning, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Osbourn lost 12-4 to Battlefield on Tuesday.
Osbourn saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reed Wilsher, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Osbourn Park's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Osbourn, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Osbourn Park skirted past Osbourn 5-4 when the teams last played back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Osbourn's Ethan Hudson, who struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Osbourn Park still be able to contain Hudson? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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