After both having extra time off, the Cocoa Tigers and the Bayside Bears will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cocoa scored the most runs they've had all season to find success last Wednesday. They put the hurt on Titusville with a sharp 17-7 victory. Considering Cocoa has won three matchups by more than six runs this season, last Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Bayside entered their tilt with Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Tigers onto the board and left with a 3-0 win last Thursday.
The result came thanks to NICOLE GARCIA's shutout, as she gave up just five hits.
At the plate, Bayside's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was BROOKE LEMKE, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. LEMKE has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times she's played.
Cocoa's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Bayside, their victory bumped their record up to 7-4.
Cocoa skirted past Bayside 4-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Bayside's Syd Palmer, who tossed seven innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Now that she won't be playing on Monday, will it be that much easier for Cocoa to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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