Cyprus fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Taylorsville on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 8-7. The Pirates were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Warriors earlier this season, when they won 8-4.
Breelyn ( Bree ) Garcia was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over nine innings while giving up six earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two runs and two doubles.
In other batting news, Grace Gober was cooking despite her team's loss, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Cyprus has also traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for Taylorsville, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-5.
Coming up, Cyprus will challenge Tooele at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Taylorsville, they will take on Bingham in a tournament on Friday. The Miners' pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so the Warriors' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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