With a playoff game on the line, Olympia rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-5 victory over the Lake Nona Lions. For Olympia, this counts as revenge for the 4-2 defeat Lake Nona walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April.
Liam Furey spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ethan Rathmann was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Adonys Velez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Lake Nona's side, Fabian Gavalo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Diego Reyes was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, Lake Nona kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Olympia is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for Lake Nona, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 17-9.
Olympia is on the road again on Thursday to play Windermere at 6:00 p.m. Windermere will roll in looking for their 16th straight win, something Olympia surely won't give up without a fight. Lake Nona does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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