Cypress Bay waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Boca Raton Bobcats and snuck past 6-4.
Ayden Ballard spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Allena Dinneen, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two doubles. Lexi Groenendijk was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Cypress Bay is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Boca Raton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-10.
Cypress Bay will challenge LaBelle at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Boca Raton, they are on the road again in their second game on Friday to play Immokalee at 12:30 p.m. Immokalee is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.
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