The St. Cloud Bulldogs will challenge the Osceola Kowboys at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Cloud's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Osceola's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
St. Cloud's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Tohopekaliga 8-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won ten matches by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Osceola was able to grind out a solid win over Harmony on Tuesday, taking the game 4-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Kowboys.
Not much got past Milanys Lopez, who gave up just five hits to keep Harmony off the board. Lopez has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Samanthalea Edwards was excellent, going 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.
St. Cloud has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Osceola, their win bumped their record up to 12-6.
St. Cloud took their victory against Osceola in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Kowboys have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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