Baseball Game Preview: Lake Brantley Patriots vs. Olympia Titans

The Lake Brantley Patriots will challenge the Olympia Titans at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Lake Brantley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Olympia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

On Tuesday, Lake Brantley and Hagerty finished up their match with a 0-0 draw. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Patriots were not able to get on the board.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Olympia). They were the clear victors by a 17-9 margin over Horizon on Friday. The Titans haven't had any issues with the Hawks recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

Socrates Martinez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Olympia is 4-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-7 otherwise.

At the plate, Olympia let Ethan Rathmann and Mac Colavecchio run wild. Rathmann went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs, while Colavecchio scored four runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Those four runs gave Colavecchio a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samuel Grande, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.

Olympia was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Olympia now has a winning record of 10-9. Lake Brantley's draw makes their record 13-5-1 this season.

Lake Brantley came out on top in a nail-biter against Olympia when the teams last played back in March of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Patriots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Titans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.