Baseball Preview: Cypress Creek Bears vs. Gateway Panthers
The Cypress Creek Bears will be playing at home against the Gateway Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cypress Creek ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They beat South Lake by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cypress Creek.
Miguel Figueroa tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jesus Barreto, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gateway pushed their score to 19 the last time they played they, but on Tuesday they couldn't quite do it again. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Liberty. The win was some much needed relief for Gateway as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Jack Mauck spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits.
At the plate, Gateway saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kendel Weisberg, who went 3-for-3 with a double.
Cypress Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for Gateway, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-8.
Cypress Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Gateway in their previous meeting last Monday, sneaking past 5-4. Will Cypress Creek repeat their success, or does Gateway have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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