The Olpe Eagles will square off against the Crest Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Olpe took on West Franklin on Monday. The Eagles took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Falcons. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last five times Crest and Southeast have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Monday. Crest put the hurt on Southeast with a sharp 13-3 win. The result was nothing new for Crest, who have now won nine contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
The team relied heavily on Henry White, who scored three runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Drake Weir was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
White wasn't the only one making solid contact: Crest kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in eight consecutive games.
Olpe's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Crest, their victory bumped their record up to 9-1.
Olpe suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Crest in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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