Olympia lost against Lake Brantley back in April of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Olympia Titans fell victim to a tough 9-3 loss at the hands of the Lake Brantley Patriots. It was the first time this season that Olympia let down their fans at home.
Julia Benamati made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Lake Brantley's side, McKaelyn Fowler made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Fowler was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rylin Sprague, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Aleigh Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Olympia's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-6-1. As for Lake Brantley, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-4.
Olympia will head out on the road to challenge Horizon at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Horizon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Lake Brantley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lake Howell at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Lake Brantley: 3.5, Lake Howell: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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