The Olympic Heights Lions will head out on the road to challenge the Forest Hill Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Olympic Heights is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Last Thursday, Olympic Heights came up short against Coral Glades and fell 8-4. That's two games in a row now that Olympic Heights has lost by exactly four runs.
Olympic Heights got a good showing from Nick Manning, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. Manning has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Olympic Heights saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Holston Solomon, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Olympic Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Forest Hill came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They had just enough and edged Leonard out 4-3. The victory was just what Forest Hill needed coming off of a 12-2 loss in their prior match.
Jonathan De La Cruz looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Dominic Castro was incredible, scoring a run while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carlos Bertematt, who went 2-for-5 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Olympic Heights' record now sits at 3-10. As for Forest Hill, their win bumped their record up to 8-9.
Olympic Heights came out on top in a nail-biter against Forest Hill in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. Will Olympic Heights repeat their success, or does Forest Hill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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