Lecanto is 0-4 against Cypress Creek since March of 2019 but things could change on Thursday. The Lecanto Panthers will be playing at home against the Cypress Creek Coyotes at 7:00 p.m.
Lecanto is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Hernando. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Dylan Czerwinski and Tommy Wilson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Czerwinski got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, while Wilson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs Wilson has posted since back in April of 2024. Jayden Russell was another key player, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek won against Nature Coast Tech on Thursday with five runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Tuesday. Cypress Creek walked away with a 5-2 victory over Pasco. Winning may never get old, but the Coyotes sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Colin McGee tossed a big game, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. He has become a key player for Cypress Creek: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least eight strikeouts, but 1-2 otherwise.
At the plate, Cypress Creek saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Macca, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. That run was Macca's first of the season. Another was Deacon Turpin, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Cypress Creek back to even at 3-3. As for Lecanto, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Lecanto might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Cypress Creek in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Lecanto avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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