It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Cypress Bay can now relate to. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Stoneman Douglas Eagles on Wednesday. The match marked the first time this year in which the Lightning were not able to get on the board.
Gabe Gener was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits (and not a single walk). Furthermore, he didn't allow a single walk, the first time he has blanked an opponent since back in March.
On the hitting side, Cypress Bay saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Lirio, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base.
This is the second loss in a row for Cypress Bay and nudges their season record down to 16-9. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 7 runs in those games. As for Stoneman Douglas, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 24-2.
While Cypress Bay had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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