The Cypress Bay Lightning are on the road again on Monday to play the Monarch Knights at 4:00 p.m. Monarch took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Cypress Bay, who comes in off a win.
Last Saturday, it was close, but Cypress Bay sidestepped LaBelle for an 8-6 victory. That's two games straight that Cypress Bay has won by exactly two runs.
Lexi Groenendijk made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Groenendijk has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Groenendijk was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jessica Meek was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3. Alexis Gatlin was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Monarch's offense. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of LaBelle in their second game on Saturday. Monarch has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Monarch saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elena Ramirez, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Cypress Bay is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. As for Monarch, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-9.
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