Cypress Creek has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the River Ridge Royal Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cypress Creek is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Zephyrhills (and have done all season long). Cypress Creek's pitchers stepped up to hand Zephyrhills a 10-0 shutout on Thursday.
Shawn Rodeffer looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Roman Soltesz was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. Jack Grzanka was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, River Ridge rose to the challenge on Monday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Panthers. The win made it back-to-back victories for River Ridge.
Hagen Conner was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Cypress Creek is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for River Ridge, their win bumped their record up to 12-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cypress Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like River Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Cypress Creek's way against River Ridge in their previous meeting back in March as Cypress Creek made off with a 14-6 victory. Does Cypress Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will River Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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