The Osceola Warriors will square off against the Seminole Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Osceola: 3.5, Seminole: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Osceola took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against Largo by a score of 4-1.
Osceola's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eli Daraphet, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Seminole had no problem doing just that on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Green Devils 4-3.
Osceola's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-7. As for Seminole, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Osceola has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Seminole struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Osceola skirted past Seminole 3-2 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Seminole's Kendall Hoffman, who struck out ten batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Osceola still be able to contain Hoffman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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