Baseball Preview: Olympic Heights Lions vs. Deerfield Beach Bucks
The Olympic Heights Lions will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Deerfield Beach Bucks at 6:30 p.m.
On Thursday, Olympic Heights came up short against Leonard and fell 12-8. Olympic Heights has not had much luck with Leonard recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Mathew Daniels was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Daniels was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Devin Edwards led a balanced group of hitters, scoring three runs while going 1-for-4. Jace Schlacter was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Deerfield Beach, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They blew past Piper 10-3. The high-scoring effort was just what Deerfield Beach needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
The team relied heavily on Mauricio Bencosme, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Shane Gonzalez, who went 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Olympic Heights' loss dropped their record down to 6-15. As for Deerfield Beach, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season.
Olympic Heights came up short against Deerfield Beach when the teams last played on April 8th, falling 6-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deerfield Beach's Alejandro Gonzalez, who struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Now that Olympic Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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