West Orange entered their tilt with Osceola with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They skirted past the Osceola Kowboys 3-1. This was payback for West Orange, who suffered a 6-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
West Orange got a great performance from Parker Hohnstock as he struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Hohnstock has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Sims McClusky picked up the save, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Joshua Bell, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, a run, and a double.
On Osceola's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Ramos, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
West Orange pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.5 runs per game. As for Osceola, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-8.
West Orange will head out on the road to take on Poinciana at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. West Orange's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Poinciana's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Osceola, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lake Minneola at 6:30 p.m. Lake Minneola will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Osceola surely won't give up without a fight.
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