Softball Recap: Cypress Lake Panthers vs. Gateway Eagles
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Cypress Lake had no problem doing just that on Monday. They came out on top against the Gateway Eagles by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cypress Lake.
Audrina Westland made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Westland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Westland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cassandra Mitchell, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Maisy Vogel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
On Gateway's side, Amira Peterson was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Cypress Lake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-16 record this season. As for Gateway, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
Cypress Lake is on the road again on Tuesday to play LaBelle at 7:00 p.m. LaBelle will roll in looking for their sixth straight win, something Cypress Lake surely won't give up without a fight. Gateway does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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