The Olympia Titans will face off against the East River Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympia is coming into the match on a five-game losing streak.
Olympia fell victim to Lake Howell and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Silverhawks. The shutout was out of character for the Titans seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in February.
Brendan Furey
| 03/07/25 @ Lake Nona | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs West Orange | 3 |
| 04/05/25 vs Palm Harbor University | 2 |
| 04/02/25 @ Lake Brantley | 2 |
| 02/25/25 vs Apopka | 2 |
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Olympia got a good showing from Brendan Furey, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Furey also tossed no walks, which is notable because the Titans are 5-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 5-12 otherwise.
On the hitting side, Olympia saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Grande, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last contest, East River made sure to put some runs up on the board against University on Wednesday. The Falcons blew past the Cougars 11-2. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ty Kennedy was incredible, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayden Vazquez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
East River was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as University only posted a batting average of .160.
East River's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Olympia, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Olympia beat East River 5-0 in their previous meeting back in February of 2021. Will the Titans repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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