Softball Preview: Cypress Creek Cougars vs. Memorial Mustangs
The Cypress Creek Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Memorial Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Cypress Creek sitting on four straight wins and Memorial on 14.
On Tuesday, Cypress Creek beat Cypress Ridge 11-6.
Kamryn Lincoln was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Lincoln has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lincoln was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tullia Lane, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Tiannah Martins, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Memorial has not done well against Cy-Fair recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Memorial came out on top against Cy-Fair by a score of 5-2.
Memorial let Brooke Kearns and Sophie Vlasak loose on the outfield. Kearns scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Vlasak scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Cypress Creek has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Memorial, they pushed their record up to 19-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Cypress Creek might still be hurting after the 13-4 defeat they got from Memorial when the teams last played back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Memorial's Quincy Basarowich, who went 3-for-5 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Now that Cypress Creek knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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