Softball Recap: Olympic Heights Beats Atlantic for Their Third Straight Win

Lions

Margin (Wins)

04/22/25 @ Atlantic Christian	19
04/23/25 vs Atlantic	18
04/15/25 vs Atlantic Christian	17
03/04/25 @ Atlantic	17
04/04/25 @ Highlands Christian	16

Olympic Heights waltzed into their match on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Atlantic Eagles as they made off with a 20-2 win. Considering the Lions have won eight contests by more than ten runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Kaitlyn Courtney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

In other batting news, Olympic Heights let Elsie Throckmorton and Alexa Gleichenhaus run wild. Throckmorton went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Gleichenhaus went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That home run was Throckmorton's first of the season. Alexa Andersen was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Olympic Heights always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .786. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.

The victory got Olympic Heights back to even at 10-10. As for Atlantic, they dropped their record down to 1-8 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.

As of now, neither Olympic Heights nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.