Olympic Heights had lost three straight, but after bumping their record up to 7-8 on Monday that streak is in the rearview. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars 4-2. That's more bragging rights for the Lions, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ty Baron
| 03/23/26 vs Somerset Academy - Canyons | 4 |
| 02/24/26 vs Katz Yeshiva | 3 |
| 03/12/26 vs ABF Academy Homestead Black | 2 |
| 03/02/26 vs St. John Paul II Academy | 2 |
| 02/27/26 @ Forest Hill | 2 |
Ty Baron looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Jace Schlacter and Camilo Castellon did most of the damage at the plate: Schlacter went 1-for-4 with three stolen bases and one run, while Castellon got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Schlacter a new career-high.
Olympic Heights hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Somerset Academy - Canyons struck out ten times.
As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat they have suffered since March 24, 2025.
On Somerset Academy - Canyons' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jake Rucci, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Rucci has hit this season.
Olympic Heights will have a chance to go back-to-back against Somerset Academy - Canyons: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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