The Newport Greyhounds will take on the Osceola Seminoles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Newport will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Last Tuesday, Newport made easy work of Manila and carried off a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 15 runs the game before, Osceola was a bit more limited in their matchup on Tuesday. They came up short against Hoxie, falling 17-2.
Osceola saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Willie Robinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Newport pushed their record up to 14-4 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Osceola, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-12-1 record this season.
Newport took their victory against Osceola in their previous matchup on April 1st by a conclusive 15-0 score. Will the Greyhounds repeat their success, or do the Seminoles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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