Softball Game Preview: Cypress Creek Coyotes vs. Academy at the Lakes Wildcats

The Cypress Creek Coyotes will face off against the Academy at the Lakes Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Cypress Creek is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand King a 17-0 shutout.

Emily Bowling made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Bowling was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.

In other pitching news, Makayla Trianni looked comfortable as she tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.

Back at the plate, Cypress Creek let Lindsey Bowling and Brianna Aguay loose on the outfield. Bowling went a perfect2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Aguay got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Bowling a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Oakley Riley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.

Meanwhile, Academy at the Lakes had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. They blew past Anclote 16-0.

Cypress Creek beat Academy at the Lakes 8-5 in their previous matchup back in February of 2023. Will Cypress Creek repeat their success, or does Academy at the Lakes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.