Softball Preview: Cypress Bay Lightning vs. South Broward Bulldogs
After five games on the road, Cypress Bay is heading back home. They will take on the South Broward Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cypress Bay is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 21-3 margin over Taravella on Thursday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Cypress Bay with their most commanding win of the season.
Lexi Groenendijk made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Groenendijk was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Teresa Foschia was a standout: she went 4-for-5 with five RBI, three runs, and a stolen base. Elizabeth Gabante was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, South Broward had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They never let the Bengals onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory.
Like Cypress Bay, South Broward also got a great game from a two-way player: Angelina Romero 2027. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Romero 2027 was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Onya Lee-Golightly 2025 was incredible, firing off two home runs and six RBI while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mayah Torres 2026, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3.
Cypress Bay is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for South Broward, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Everything went Cypress Bay's way against South Broward in their previous matchup back in February of 2023 as Cypress Bay made off with a 15-3 win. Will Cypress Bay repeat their success, or does South Broward have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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