The Cypress Bay Lightning will challenge the Hialeah Gardens Gladiators at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cypress Bay's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Hialeah Gardens' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cypress Bay's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 1-0 victory over Pembroke Pines Charter. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lightning.
Gabe Gener looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, Cypress Bay saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marshall Persteins, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hialeah Gardens entered their tilt with Goleman on Thursday with nine consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with ten. They came out on top against the Gators by a score of 7-2.
Anthony Padilla looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Andrew Gonzalez was incredible, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jhomar Salazar, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hialeah Gardens pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games. As for Cypress Bay, their win bumped their record up to 15-7.
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