Baseball Preview: Western Wildcats vs. Cypress Bay Lightning
After two games on the road, Western is heading back home. They will take on the Cypress Bay Lightning at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Western's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Mater Lakes Academy and snuck past 1-0.
Jimmy Huard tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Western's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Miguel Tapia, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay was able to grind out a solid win over Cooper City on Thursday, taking the game 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cypress Bay.
Cypress Bay also got a great performance from Collin Hatfield as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Shane Lester, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was John Escobar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Western is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 17-8 record this season. As for Cypress Bay, their victory bumped their record up to 6-16.
Cypress Bay's pitching crew better be locked in on Monday. Western hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.8 home runs per game. It's a different story for Cypress Bay, though, as they've been averaging only 0. Will they be able to keep Western in the park?
Everything went Western's way against Cypress Bay in their previous matchup back in March as Western made off with a 9-3 win. Will Western repeat their success, or does Cypress Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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