Baseball Preview: St. Cloud Bulldogs vs. Cypress Creek Bears
The St. Cloud Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Cypress Creek Bears at 5:00 p.m. St. Cloud is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Last Tuesday, St. Cloud suffered a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Olympia. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for St. Cloud in their matchups with Olympia: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Cypress Creek sidestepped Lake Buena Vista for a 2-1 victory.
Ryan Votoe looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Cypress Creek's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rodery Polanco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of David Puello, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
St. Cloud's defeat dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Cypress Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-10 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. St. Cloud has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Cypress Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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