Olympic Heights has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Spanish River Sharks at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
Olympic Heights' hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Deerfield Beach on Friday. They fell just short of the Bucks by a score of 2-0. While getting shut out isn't ideal, Olympic Heights has not been shut out since back in March.
Ryan Kessner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Spanish River was able to grind out a solid win over Coral Glades on Thursday, taking the game 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Spanish River.
The team relied heavily on Domenic Salter, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2. Anthony Diaz was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Olympic Heights dropped their record down to 6-16 with that loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Spanish River, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-10 record this season.
Olympic Heights might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Spanish River in their previous matchup back in March. Can Olympic Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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