Softball Preview: Olympian Eagles vs. Mission Hills Grizzlies
The Olympian Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Mission Hills Grizzlies at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympian's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Mission Hills' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Monday, Olympian had just enough and edged University City out 3-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for Olympian.
Gabi Rodriguez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Rodriguez has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rodriguez was also big at the plate, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
Rodriguez wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sophia G Aquino, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mission Hills was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Poway.
Addison Russell made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Olympian's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-12. As for Mission Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6-2.
Olympian skirted past Mission Hills 2-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2022. Will Olympian repeat their success, or does Mission Hills have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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