Olympian is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Hilltop a three-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Olympian Eagles will be playing at home against the Hilltop Lancers at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Montgomery hit Olympian with a four-run first inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles fell 5-1 to the Aztecs.
Meanwhile, Hilltop suffered their closest loss since April 2nd on Thursday. They fell just short of Mater Dei Catholic by a score of 7-5.
Jared Aguirre Pena made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Hilltop's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 8-11 when he doesn't).
Hilltop's defeat dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Olympian, they now have a losing record of 11-12.
Hilltop's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Olympian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Hilltop, though, as they've been averaging only 4 strikeouts. Will Olympian keep running through batters, or will the Lancers buck the trend?
Olympian couldn't quite finish off Hilltop when the teams last played back in May of 2025 and fell 5-3. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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