In what's become a running theme this season, Cyprus gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hillcrest Huskies an 8-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cyprus.
Bree Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Garcia has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addie Winn, who fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Calee Sharp, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
On Hillcrest's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylynn Salazar Bell, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Cyprus is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Hillcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Cyprus will head out on the road to challenge Granger at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cyprus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Hillcrest, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Tooele at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Tooele will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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