With a playoff game on the line, Osceola rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Auburndale Bloodhounds and snuck past 2-1. The victory was familiar territory for Osceola who now have four in a row.
Aliyah Lai spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Osceola's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lisa Cisliek, who went 2-for-3 with a double. Brianna Shephard was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
On Auburndale's side, Jordan Honeycutt was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits.
Osceola is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Auburndale, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-15.
Osceola will challenge Horizon at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Horizon: 1.6, Osceola: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Auburndale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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