Baseball Preview: Olympia Titans vs. Lake Nona Lions
Olympia is 0-4 against Lake Nona since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Olympia Titans will challenge the Lake Nona Lions at 4:00 p.m. Olympia is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Olympia is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Lake Mary just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 10-9.
Adonys Velez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Yamil Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Lake Nona had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They walked away with a 4-1 win over Dr. Phillips on Monday. The victory was familiar territory for Lake Nona who now have four in a row.
Juan Bracho spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Lake Nona saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Fabian Gavalo, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Ramsey, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Olympia's defeat dropped their record down to 16-9. As for Lake Nona, they pushed their record up to 17-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Olympia has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Lake Nona struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Olympia couldn't quite finish off Lake Nona in their previous meeting two weeks ago and fell 4-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Nona's Tanner Pielock, who tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Olympia 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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