The Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars will challenge the Clewiston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Somerset Academy - Canyons has three straight wins, Clewiston has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Somerset Academy - Canyons had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 11-run drubbing they dealt Lake Worth Christian on Friday. The Cougars' pitchers stepped up to hand the Defenders an 11-0 shutout. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by nine runs or more this season.
Boyton Zulick was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Balin Frerichs, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Somerset Academy - Canyons hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lake Worth Christian struck out eight times.
Meanwhile, Clewiston didn't have quite enough to beat DeSoto County on Friday and fell 4-2.
Clewiston saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Mann, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Somerset Academy - Canyons' victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-8. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Clewiston, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Somerset Academy - Canyons has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.5 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clewiston struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 2.8 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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