Olympian and Mater Dei Catholic are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Olympian Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mater Dei Catholic Crusaders at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Olympian comes in on three and Mater Dei Catholic on five.
On Tuesday, Olympian needed a bit of extra time to put away Mar Vista. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mariners and snuck past 2-1.
Andrew Arnce spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.
On the hitting side, Olympian's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Manuel Lizarraga, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Mater Dei Catholic sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 victory over Hilltop on Tuesday.
Erhan Jorge looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Roman Cruz, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Victor Diaz, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Olympian's win bumped their record up to 9-14. As for Mater Dei Catholic, they pushed their record up to 15-10 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home.
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