Baseball Game Preview: West Broward Bobcats vs. Cypress Bay Lightning

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Previous Games

04/01/25 - Home	6-1 W
03/05/24 - Away	8-1 W
04/15/21 - Home	3-0 W
05/07/19 - Neutral	1-4 L
04/16/19 - Away	6-12 L
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West Broward and Cypress Bay are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2017, but likely not for long. The Bobcats will challenge the Lightning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.

West Broward is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-1 victory over Goleman. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Bobcats have posted since February 26th.

West Broward let Ethan Lindor and Sergio Garcia run wild. Lindor scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Garcia went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Garcia has posted since back in March.

Meanwhile, Cypress Bay entered their tilt with Hialeah Gardens on Tuesday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gladiators a 2-0 shutout.

Gabriel Tovar tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Cypress Bay saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Baron, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.

West Broward has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Cypress Bay, their win bumped their record up to 16-7.

West Broward beat Cypress Bay 6-1 when the teams last played on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bobcats since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.