The Winter Springs Bears will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Deltona Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Winter Springs is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Edgewater. Winter Springs came out on top against Edgewater by a score of 6-2 on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Tripp Rosenberger looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only a hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ranfhy Nunez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Owen Swanson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Deltona put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Holy Cross Lutheran Academy. Deltona was the clear victors by a 29-0 margin over Holy Cross Lutheran Academy. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wolves needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
Jayden Lochiatto made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over four innings pitched. Lochiatto was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect4-for-4 with one home run, four runs, and four RBI. Those four runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Yandiel Torres and Kenny Dozier did most of the damage at the plate: Torres scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-1, while Dozier scored three runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave Dozier a new career-high in hits (two). Jay Albizu was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-1.
Winter Springs skirted past Deltona 2-0 in their previous meeting back in March of 2022. Will Winter Springs repeat their success, or does Deltona have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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