Hilltop had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 10-13 to make it five. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Olympian Eagles. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
As for Olympian, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-12. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
For Olympian's part, the result came thanks to Aaron Gonzalez's shutout, as he gave up just a hit and racked up nine Ks. Gonzalez is becoming a predictor of the Eagles' success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 6-3 (and 6-9 when he doesn't).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gabriel Collins, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Esteban Diaz, who went 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
While Hilltop had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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