The Osceola Warriors are taking a road trip to take on the St. Petersburg Catholic Barons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Osceola's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so St. Petersburg Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
The home team had come away the winner the last five times Osceola and Dunedin had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. Osceola fell 8-5 to Dunedin on Monday.
Osceola got a good showing from Aiden Dyals, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Joshua VanDuyne and Connor Daly did some serious damage despite the final result: VanDuyne went a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI and one double, while Daly scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those three RBI gave VanDuyne a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Maxwell Wing, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, St. Petersburg Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 8-1 to Northside Christian.
St. Petersburg Catholic also got a good showing from Troy Burke, who pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Burke has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, St. Petersburg Catholic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Fabelo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Osceola's defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 7-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Petersburg Catholic, they now have a losing record of 5-6.
Osceola skirted past St. Petersburg Catholic 5-3 when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Does Osceola have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Petersburg Catholic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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