Baseball Preview: Olympian Eagles vs. San Ysidro Cougars
The Olympian Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the San Ysidro Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Last Thursday, it was a hard-fought game, but Olympian had to settle for a 9-8 loss against Mater Dei Catholic.
Olympian got a big performance out of Joshua Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Manuel Lizarraga was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, San Ysidro beat Hilltop 4-1 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for San Ysidro.
Eddy Montoya spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on nine hits and racked up eight Ks.
On the hitting side, Marco Hernandez was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Anthony Soto, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Olympian's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for San Ysidro, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season.
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