The Osceola Kowboys will be taking part in a tournament against the St. Cloud Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Osceola is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Osceola's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Harmony. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kowboys.
The result came thanks to Milanys Lopez's shutout, as she gave up just five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Samanthalea Edwards, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Yeidy Rosa, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud made easy work of Tohopekaliga on Tuesday and carried off an 8-0 victory. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by seven runs or more this season.
St. Cloud is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Osceola, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Osceola suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to St. Cloud in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Kowboys avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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