The Olympian Eagles will face off against the Sweetwater Red Devils at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Olympian is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Olympian couldn't beat Otay Ranch on Wednesday even though they stacked four runs on them in the second inning. The Eagles took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mustangs. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Mustangs: they've now lost six in a row.
Hector Peralta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Josh Alo, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sweetwater fell victim to Mater Dei Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Crusaders by a score of 2-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Red Devils have suffered since March 18th.
Sweetwater saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emilio Gomez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Sweetwater has also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Olympian, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9-1.
Olympian beat Sweetwater 5-2 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Red Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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