Olympic Heights is 8-2 against Atlantic since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Lions will square off against the Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Atlantic took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Olympic Heights, who comes in off a win.
Olympic Heights was handed a 13-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene last Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out Cardinal Newman 6-5.
Devin Edwards
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Devin Edwards was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Edwards was also big at the plate, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Those two RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Jace Schlacter was excellent, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Charles Garland, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one stolen base.
Atlantic played against Glades Day on Wednesday and lost via forfeit.
Olympic Heights has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Atlantic, they dropped their record down to 2-10 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything went Olympic Heights' way against Atlantic in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Olympic Heights made off with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lions since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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