Baseball Game Preview: Coral Glades Jaguars vs. Olympic Heights Lions

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Previous 5 Games

03/28/24 - Away	8-4 W
02/20/20 - Away	12-5 W
04/25/19 - Away	7-3 W
02/22/18 - Home	8-5 W
02/23/17 - Away	2-1 W

Coral Glades has gone a perfect 5-0 against Olympic Heights recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought as Coral Glades Jaguars challenge Olympic Heights Lions at 5:30 p.m. Coral Glades' pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Olympic Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Olympic Heights is facing Coral Glades at the wrong time: Coral Glades suffered their first home loss of the season on Thursday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 7-3 to the Bulldogs.

Coral Glades saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Guzman, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one RBI. Brayden Hoskins was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Olympic Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 12-6 to Forest Hill. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Lions have suffered against the Falcons since April 5, 2021.

Nathan Walters was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. That stolen base marked the first that he snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Devin Edwards, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.

Olympic Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Coral Glades, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.

Coral Glades' speedy runners might be the difference in Friday's matchup. Coral Glades has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.4 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Olympic Heights, though, as they've been averaging only 0.4 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will Coral Glades continue to outrun the ball?

Coral Glades was able to grind out a solid victory over Olympic Heights in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 8-4. Does Coral Glades have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olympic Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.