It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Suncoast ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Olympic Heights Lions and snuck past 5-3. The win was just what Suncoast needed coming off of an 11-3 defeat in their prior match.
Aidan Arjune was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Lee Ellis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Olympic Heights' side, Nick Manning was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Manning has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Olympic Heights saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Gilman, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Suncoast's victory bumped their record up to 14-4. As for Olympic Heights, they dropped their record down to 4-12 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Suncoast will take on Palm Beach Gardens at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Suncoast's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Palm Beach Gardens' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Olympic Heights, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Sports Leadership & Management at 6:30 p.m. Olympic Heights is facing Sports Leadership & Management at the right time seeing as Sports Leadership & Management is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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