The Olympia Spartans will head out to face off against the Limestone Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Olympia, yet to win a game, are hoping to taste some of the success that has characterized Limestone's (thus far) undefeated season.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Tuesday as neither Olympia nor Eureka made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Spartans fell just short of the Hornets by a score of 5-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Limestone). They came out on top against Illinois Valley Central by a score of 10-6 on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Evan Daxenbichler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Daxenbichler was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.
In other batting news, Nolan Ryan and Hunter Long did most of the damage at the plate: Ryan went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Long went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those three hits gave Ryan a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Joe Shields, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run.
Olympia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3-1. As for Limestone, their record now sits at 4-0.
Olympia might still be hurting after the 17-7 loss they got from Limestone in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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