Baseball Game Preview: Cyprus Pirates vs. Murray Spartans

By Team Reports Mar 28, 2024, 4:37am

Baseball Preview: Cyprus Pirates vs. Murray Spartans

Cyprus is 1-8 against Murray since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cyprus Pirates will be playing at home against the Murray Spartans at 6:00 p.m.

Cyprus' 21-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell just short of Murray by a score of 7-5 on Wednesday.

Cam'ron Rendon and D.J. Oveson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Rendon scored a run and stole three bases while going 3-for-4, while Oveson went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double, and an RBI. Rendon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Easton Anderson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Cyprus' defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Murray, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-3.

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