Olympic Heights had to endure a seven-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. Everything went their way against the ABF Academy Homestead Bandits on Tuesday as the Olympic Heights Lions made off with a 10-3 win. Olympic Heights' offense finally found a way to get into gear: the high-octane performance was a 180-degree turn from their last three games.
Olympic Heights got a great performance from Finley Lamb as he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Lamb has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Hunter Gilman and Devin Edwards did most of the damage at the plate: Gilman scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-4, while Edwards scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-5. Gilman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of David Otero, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
On ABF Academy Homestead's side, Carlos De La Vega and Yeraldo Fernandez stepped up to the plate in a big way. De La Vega scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Fernandez scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jason Labrada, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Olympic Heights' victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-7. As for ABF Academy Homestead, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Olympic Heights will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Boca Raton at 5:30 p.m. Boca Raton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for ABF Academy Homestead, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Key West at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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