Leonard waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Olympic Heights Lions by a score of 12-8. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Leonard also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Frandy Mendez-Arnaud was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Steven Montes de Oca Napoles was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4.
On Olympic Heights' side, Mathew Daniels was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Daniels was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Olympic Heights got a big performance out of Devin Edwards, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jace Schlacter, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Leonard has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. As for Olympic Heights, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-15.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Leonard will take on Lake Worth at TBD on Monday. Leonard is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Olympic Heights, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Deerfield Beach at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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