Osceola might've scored the first runs on Tuesday, but it was St. Petersburg Catholic who claimed the real prize. The Osceola Warriors fell just short of the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons by a score of 6-5. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Barons apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March of 2023.
Osceola got a good showing from Jackson Berglund, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Berglund has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Vincent Ferrell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and one double. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaedyn Phillips, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Osceola is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-6. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-6.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Osceola will square off against Clearwater Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Osceola 4.1, Clearwater Central Catholic 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they will take on Tampa Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. Petersburg Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Tampa Prep's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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