Baseball Recap: McArthur Mustangs vs. Cypress Bay Lightning
McArthur can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. Everything went their way against the Cypress Bay Lightning as the McArthur Mustangs made off with a 9-2 victory. That's more bragging rights for McArthur, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Matthew Zamore was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Zamore was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyler Smith, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Argenis Gil, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Cypress Bay's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Marchese, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
McArthur pushed their record up to 13-7 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Cypress Bay, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.
McArthur will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Piper at 12:00 p.m. Cypress Bay will take on Somerset Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Somerset Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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