West Oso is 0-5 against Odem since February of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The West Oso Bears will challenge the Odem Owls at 6:00 p.m. West Oso has given up an average of 13.2 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
West Oso is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against King, falling 18-0. That's two games in a row now that the Bears have lost by exactly 18 runs.
West Oso saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Izabella Martinez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Odem entered their tilt with Banquete on Monday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 7-3.
Aria Bray was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple was her first of the season.
Odem's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-10. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 9.75 hits in those games compared to only 3.23 in the others. As for West Oso, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
West Oso might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Odem when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can West Oso avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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