After two games on the road, Pompano Beach is heading back home. They will take on the Cypress Bay Lightning at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pompano Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
After only two runs in their last contest, Pompano Beach made sure to put some runs up on the board against Deerfield Beach on Friday. Pompano Beach put the hurt on Deerfield Beach with a sharp 11-1 win.
Daviano Riba and Sebastian Palacios did most of the damage at the plate: Riba scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Palacios scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Marcelo Pileggi, who went 2-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Cypress Bay's offense. They fell 5-0 to Taravella on Wednesday. The game marked that first time this year in which Cypress Bay was not able to get on the board.
Cypress Bay also got a good showing from Gabe Gener, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Cypress Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason McGeehan, who went 1-for-3 with a double. McGeehan has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Pompano Beach has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. As for Cypress Bay, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.
Pompano Beach was able to grind out a solid victory over Cypress Bay in their previous meeting back in February, winning 9-5. Does Pompano Beach have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Bay turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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