The Hilltop Lancers will take on the Olympian Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Hilltop's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Olympian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Hilltop and Mater Dei Catholic meet (two straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Friday. The Lancers fell 7-4 to the Crusaders.
Meanwhile, Olympian was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sweetwater. That's two games in a row now that the Eagles have lost by exactly three runs.
Olympian saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aramis Berrios, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run and one double.
Olympian's loss dropped their record down to 15-10-1. As for Hilltop, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-16.
Hilltop couldn't quite finish off Olympian in their previous meeting back in April and fell 6-4. Will the Lancers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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