Celebration fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Osceola on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Osceola Kowboys by a score of 4-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Celebration of the 11-1 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2023.
Santiago Gonzalez was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Alejandro Hernandez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
On Osceola's side, Jason Ramos was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Neshawn Taylor, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Celebration now has a losing record at 8-9-1. As for Osceola, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Celebration will be playing at home against Davenport at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Celebration is facing Davenport at the right time seeing as Davenport is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Osceola, they will head out on the road to take on Tohopekaliga at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tohopekaliga is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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