Olympic Heights was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. Their rough 8-2 defeat to the Spanish River Sharks might stick with them for a while. Olympic Heights was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Spanish River apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February.
Olympic Heights got a good showing from Ryan Kessner, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Kessner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Olympic Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Spanish River's side, Dovydas Raciunas looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Brennan Barczai was incredible, going 3-for-3 with four RBI. Jesse Chimenti was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Olympic Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Spanish River, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-6.
Olympic Heights will head out on the road to square off against St. John Paul II Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. St. John Paul II Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Olympic Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Spanish River, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Santaluces at 6:30 p.m. on March 26th.
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