Baseball Game Preview: Cypress Creek Bears vs. East River Falcons

The Cypress Creek Bears are taking a road trip to take on the East River Falcons at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Cypress Creek is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last three games.

Cypress Creek will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Lake Nona, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Bears came out on top in a nail-biter against the Lions on Tuesday, sneaking past 3-1. That's two games straight that the Bears have won by exactly two runs.

Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, East River's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They came up short against Mount Dora Christian Academy, falling 10-4.

Jace Gelinas and Brady MacLellan stepped up to the plate in a big way. Gelinas went 2-for-4 with one home run, while MacLellan went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one RBI.

East River's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Cypress Creek, their win bumped their record up to 9-12.

Cypress Creek suffered a grim 12-5 defeat to East River in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can the Bears avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.