Mar Vista won the last time they faced Olympian, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mar Vista Mariners narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Olympian Eagles 6-4.
Tyler Kavanagh made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Kavanagh was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Guevara, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Olympian's side, Aaron Gonzalez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, Daniel Rodriguez was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Joshua Rodriguez, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Mar Vista's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-12-1. As for Olympian, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
Mar Vista will have a chance to go back-to-back against Olympian: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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