The Cypress Woods Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Langham Creek Lobos at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cypress Woods came tearing into Tuesday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Spartans as they made off with a 14-1 victory.
Samantha De Los Santos made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). De Los Santos has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances. De Los Santos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jordyn Traylor and Kassidy St Clair did most of the damage at the plate: Traylor went 3-for-5 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs, while St Clair got on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs, a triple, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Abigail Sliman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Langham Creek made sure to put some runs up on the board against Cypress Falls on Tuesday. Langham Creek blew past Cypress Falls 10-1.
Like Cypress Woods, Langham Creek also got a great game from a two-way player: Mckenna Simmons. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Simmons was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gabriela Brookshire was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Kassidy Martinez was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with four stolen bases.
Cypress Woods is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-14 record this season. As for Langham Creek, they pushed their record up to 24-4 with that win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season.
Cypress Woods came up short against Langham Creek in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Langham Creek's Karli Challburg, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Now that Cypress Woods knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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