Baseball Preview: Cypress Lake Panthers vs. DeSoto County Bulldogs
The Cypress Lake Panthers will stay at home for another game and welcome the DeSoto County Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Last Friday, Cypress Lake came up short against IMG Academy Silver and fell 6-1.
Cypress Lake got a good showing from Brady Best, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Best has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cypress Lake saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Hayden, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for DeSoto County's offense. They lost 6-0 to Avon Park on Friday. The defeat continues a trend for DeSoto County in their matchups with Avon Park: they've now lost nine in a row.
Cypress Lake's loss dropped their record down to 11-14. As for DeSoto County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-17.
Cypress Lake took their win against DeSoto County in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 9-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was DeSoto County's Daylon White, who didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cypress Lake still be able to contain White? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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