Baseball Preview: Spanish River Sharks vs. Olympic Heights Lions
Spanish River has been on the road for four straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Olympic Heights Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Spanish River's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Olympic Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Thursday, Spanish River earned a 5-1 victory over Coral Glades.
Domenic Salter was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Anthony Diaz, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Olympic Heights fell victim to Deerfield Beach and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Bucks by a score of 2-0. Olympic Heights' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it three in a row.
Ryan Kessner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Spanish River is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season. As for Olympic Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-16.
Everything went Spanish River's way against Olympic Heights when the teams last played back in March as Spanish River made off with an 8-2 win. Does Spanish River have another victory up their sleeve, or will Olympic Heights turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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