The Canyon Hills Rattlers will square off against the Olympian Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Canyon Hills has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Olympian will arrive with three straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Canyon Hills' offense. They came up short against Sweetwater on Thursday, falling 11-0. The matchup marked the first time this season in which the Rattlers were not able to get on the board.
Canyon Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Barroga, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base. That's the most hits Barroga has posted since back in March of 2024. Elijah Shoate also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
While Olympian didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on San Diego with a sharp 8-1 victory on Thursday. Considering the Eagles have won five games by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Olympian got a big performance out of Josh Rodriguez, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Tristan Ong, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Olympian hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most five strikeouts in eight consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Olympian's win bumped their record up to 5-1-1. As for Canyon Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Everything went Canyon Hills' way against Olympian in their previous meeting back in February of 2019, as Canyon Hills made off with a 7-0 victory. Will Canyon Hills repeat their success, or does Olympian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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