Osbourn Park has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Gainesville Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, everything went Osbourn Park's way against Osbourn as Osbourn Park made off with an 11-4 win.
Eli Laughman looked comfortable as he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Eli Onstott, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Jake Gunning was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Gainesville entered their tilt with Riverside with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Ram a 3-0 shutout on Friday.
Ryan Petro looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Jeremy Hayden was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1. The team also got some help courtesy of JW Kohlmeyer, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Osbourn Park's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13. As for Gainesville, they pushed their record up to 15-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Osbourn Park suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Gainesville when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gainesville's Lucas Marrero, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Osbourn Park knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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