The Olympian Eagles will be taking part in a tournament against the Canyon Hills Rattlers at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Olympian has three straight wins, Canyon Hills has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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. Everything went their way against San Diego on Thursday as Olympian made off with an 8-1 victory. Considering the Eagles have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Rodriguez was a standout: he scored a run while going 3-for-4. Tristan Ong was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing 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 games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Canyon Hills' offense. They came up short against Sweetwater on Thursday, falling 11-0. The contest marked the first time this year 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.
Olympian's win bumped their record up to 5-1-1. As for Canyon Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Canyon Hills' pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Olympian hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .338. It's a different story for Canyon Hills, though, as they've only averaged .231. Will they be able to contain Olympian's hitters?
Olympian suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Canyon Hills in their previous matchup back in February of 2019. Can Olympian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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