Osseo had lost four straight at home, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 3-13 to make it five. They came up short against the Andover Huskies, falling 9-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Huskies this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 10-0 back in April.
As for Andover, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
For Andover's part, Garrett Hostetler and Logan Nistler dominated on the mound. Hostetler didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched, while Nistler struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nistler has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Price Caron was excellent, going 1-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. Sam Braaten also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
Coming up, Osseo will face off against Irondale at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Andover does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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