Baseball Game Preview: Olympic Heights Lions vs. American Heritage Stallions

The Olympic Heights Lions will take on the American Heritage Stallions at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Olympic Heights is looking for their season's first victory.

Olympic Heights fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Piper on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bengals by a score of 4-3.

Olympic Heights saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Camilo Castellon, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Castellon also hit a double, marking his first of the season.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for American Heritage, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They came out on top against Spanish River by a score of 9-4 on Tuesday. The Stallions haven't had any issues with the Sharks recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Brady Snow made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits. Snow was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evan Fernandez, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Ashley, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.

American Heritage pushed their record up to 7-6 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Olympic Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.