Olympia is 0-8 against Lake Brantley since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Olympia Titans will look to defend their home field against the Lake Brantley Patriots at 4:30 p.m. Olympia is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
On Wednesday, Olympia came up short against Ocoee and fell 8-4.
Julia Benamati was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Lake Brantley was able to grind out a solid victory over West Orange on Tuesday, taking the game 8-3.
Lauren Compton spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Lake Brantley let Catharine Conway and Auriana Turner loose on the outfield. Conway scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Turner scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Turner has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Morris, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Olympia's loss dropped their record down to 7-5-1. As for Lake Brantley, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Olympia has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.7 hits per game. However, it's not like Lake Brantley struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.5. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Olympia suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Lake Brantley in their previous meeting back in April of 2019. Thankfully for Olympia, Hannah Marien (who struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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