The Cypress Ranch Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Bridgeland Bears at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, while Cypress Ranch put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Cypress Park. Cypress Ranch was the clear victor by a 17-0 margin over Cypress Park. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cypress Ranch.
Layla Gallardo looked comfortable as she struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Cypress Ranch got a massive performance out of Mia Diaz, who went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Dani Garza, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bridgeland waltzed into their game on Friday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 15-0 victory. Bridgeland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 11 contests by seven runs or more this season.
Cypress Ranch has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 12-17 record this season. As for Bridgeland, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-4.
Cypress Ranch suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Bridgeland when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bridgeland's Sydney Jackson, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cypress Ranch knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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