It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Spanish River had no problem doing just that on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Olympic Heights Lions a 6-0 shutout. Spanish River might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
Not much got past Dovydas Raciunas, who gave up just two hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Olympic Heights off the board. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Anthony Diaz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Roman Zabala, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Olympic Heights' side, Nick Manning was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits.
At the plate, Olympic Heights saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Salazar, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Spanish River's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-10. As for Olympic Heights, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-17.
Spanish River will square off against Boca Raton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Boca Raton will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Spanish River surely won't give up without a fight. Olympic Heights does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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