Preview: Cypress Lake Panthers vs. North Fort Myers Red Knights
After five games on the road, Cypress Lake is heading back home. They will take on the North Fort Myers Red Knights at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cypress Lake will be strutting in after a victory while North Fort Myers will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Cypress Lake made easy work of Clewiston and carried off an 8-1 win. That's two games straight that Cypress Lake has won by exactly seven runs.
Cypress Lake got a big performance out of Levi Hayden, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Harrison Smalls, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, North Fort Myers' good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of Miami by a score of 3-2.
Matthew Blasena put in work no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Blasena has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Blasena was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and a stolen base.
In other pitching news, North Fort Myers got a good showing from Haden Staruk, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
Blasena wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caedon Conn, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Cypress Lake is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8 record this season. As for North Fort Myers, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Cypress Lake suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to North Fort Myers in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Will Cypress Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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