Olympic Heights is 0-4 against Coral Glades since February of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Olympic Heights Lions will look to defend their home field against the Coral Glades Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Olympic Heights fell victim to Trinity Christian Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-0 to the Warriors, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Olympic Heights has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Ryan Kessner was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Lucas Brunet relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
At the plate, Olympic Heights saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Devin Edwards, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
After soaring to a 18-point win in their last game, Coral Glades came back down to earth on Wednesday. They fell just short of Dr. Joaquin Garcia by a score of 4-2.
Brayden Hoskins made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Olympic Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 3-9. As for Coral Glades, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-5 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Olympic Heights has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coral Glades struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Olympic Heights suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to Coral Glades in their previous meeting back in February of 2020. Can Olympic Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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