The Cyprus Pirates will be playing at home against the Davis Darts at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Wednesday, everything went Cyprus' way against Tooele as Cyprus made off with a 9-1 win.
Bree Garcia was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 13 consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Calee Sharp, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Frankee Kelsch, who went 2-for-4 with five RBI.
Meanwhile, Davis made easy work of Syracuse on Thursday and carried off a 10-1 victory.
Serena Roth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Davis got a massive performance out of Lauryn Hall, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. Katie Klaumann was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Cyprus is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8 record this season. As for Davis, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Cyprus hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.3 home runs per game. However, it's not like Davis struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Cyprus suffered a grim 12-2 defeat to Davis when the teams last played back in March. Will Cyprus have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more softball content.
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