For the second straight game, Olympia will face off against Venice. The Titans will venture away from home to square off against the Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Olympia heads in on the heels of a playoff game on Wednesday. They came up short against Venice, falling 18-3. The Titans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Venice's part, Kasen Poplin looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, Poplin posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on August Backman, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddox Volk, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Venice always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Olympia only posted an OBP of .312.
Venice has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Olympia, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17.
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