The Osceola Kowboys are taking a road trip to take on the Apopka Blue Darters at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Osceola nor Apopka posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Osceola made up a huge gap compared to their last game against St. Cloud, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Kowboys might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 3-1 to the Bulldogs, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Kowboys have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Thomas Armas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits (and only one walk).
On the hitting side, Osceola saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josber Freitez, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Apopka came up short against Lake Minneola on Tuesday, falling 11-1.
Osceola's record now sits at 0-2. As for Apopka, their record is now 0-4.
Osceola was able to grind out a solid win over Apopka when the teams last played back in March of 2021, winning 10-6. Will the Kowboys repeat their success, or do the Blue Darters have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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