The Olympia Titans will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Dr. Phillips Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Olympia is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Lake Nona by a score of 4-2.
Liam Furey was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mac Colavecchio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Dr. Phillips suffered a tough 12-1 loss at the hands of Winter Park on Wednesday.
Olympia's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-8. As for Dr. Phillips, their loss dropped their record down to 3-19.
Olympia was able to grind out a solid win over Dr. Phillips in their previous meeting two weeks ago, winning 6-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Dr. Phillips' Shayne Craft, who pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Olympia still be able to contain Craft? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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