The Pompano Beach Golden Tornadoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cypress Bay Lightning at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Pompano Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Pompano Beach put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by an 11-4 margin over Monarch. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pompano Beach.
Pompano Beach let MACAYLA RICE and GABI OLIVER loose on the outfield. RICE scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while OLIVER scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. CJ (Cali) BERRIOS was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cypress Bay fell victim to a rough 13-2 defeat at the hands of Western on Tuesday. Cypress Bay has struggled against Western recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Cypress Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Gatlin, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Pompano Beach's victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Cypress Bay, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Cypress Bay's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Pompano Beach hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .376. It's a different story for Cypress Bay, though, as they've only averaged .237. Will they be able to contain Pompano Beach's hitters?
Pompano Beach came out on top in a nail-biter against Cypress Bay in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-0. Will Pompano Beach repeat their success, or does Cypress Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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