The Olympia Spartans will head out to take on the Lexington Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Olympia's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Olympia is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since April 24th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Delavan 2-1.
Meanwhile, Lexington owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Saturday. They came out on top against Hoopeston by a score of 5-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Minutemen.
Hoopeston's batters probably weren't too happy with Kayden Knight, who pitched a no hitter and racked up seven Ks (he gave up two walks). Knight has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Lexington let Jaxson Goodrich and Blaine Friedmansky run wild. Goodrich went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Friedmansky went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. That's the most hits Goodrich has posted since back in March. Micah Wiltz was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Lexington's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-10. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Olympia, their victory bumped their record up to 12-16.
Olympia was able to grind out a solid win over Lexington when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Spartans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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