The Osceola Seminoles will venture away from home to face off against the Newport Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Osceola has given up an average of 14.2 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Osceola is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 15 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Hoxie on Tuesday. They lost 17-2 to the Mustangs.
Osceola saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Willie Robinson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Newport entered their tilt with Manila on Tuesday with five consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with six. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Greyhounds, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Newport's victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Osceola, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 2-12-1 record this season.
Osceola suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Newport in their previous matchup on April 1st. Can the Seminoles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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