It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cypress Creek ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They beat the South Lake Eagles by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 3-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cypress Creek.
Miguel Figueroa tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jesus Barreto, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On South Lake's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Pina, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, South Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Creek only tossed five.
Cypress Creek has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 6-8 record this season. As for South Lake, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Cypress Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Winter Springs at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Winter Springs' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Cypress Creek's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for South Lake, they will head out on the road to face off against The First Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games South Lake has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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