Baseball Recap: Olympic Heights Lions vs. Royal Palm Beach Wildcats
Olympic Heights lost against Royal Palm Beach back in February, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Olympic Heights Lions fell just short of the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats by a score of 5-4.
Finley Lamb was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Olympic Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jace Schlacter, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Salazar, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Olympic Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Royal Palm Beach only tossed five.
On Royal Palm Beach's side, Brandon Marchese was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Olympic Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Royal Palm Beach, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-13.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Olympic Heights will take on Leonard at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Leonard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Royal Palm Beach, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Wellington at 6:30 p.m. Wellington is coming into the match with three straight losses on the road, meaning Royal Palm Beach will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win.
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