The Cyprus Pirates will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Tooele Buffaloes at 3:30 p.m. Cyprus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Cyprus is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 20 runs on Thursday, they were much more limited against West Jordan on Tuesday. They fell 6-2 to the Jaguars.
Bree Garcia spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up ten Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cyprus saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Calee Sharp, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Tooele put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Park City onto the board and left with a 16-0 win. 16 seems to be a good number for Tooele as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Olivia Nelson and Baylee Wrathall did most of the damage at the plate: Nelson went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Wrathall went 3-for-3 with four RBI and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Culley, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
Cyprus' loss dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Tooele, they pushed their record up to 14-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Wednesday's match will be a test for both team's pitchers. Cyprus hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. However, it's not like Tooele struggles in that department as they've averaged .354. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Cyprus came up short against Tooele in their previous matchup back in March of 2019, falling 5-0. Can Cyprus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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