The Cypress Creek Coyotes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Land O' Lakes Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cypress Creek: 3.4, Land O' Lakes: 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cypress Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They skirted past IMG Academy Gold 7-5.
Ryan Maggy spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered five earned runs on ten hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Diezel Brown, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Alex Debruyne, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Land O' Lakes beat Nature Coast Tech 7-2 on Monday.
Zachary Kelly looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Ryan Chase was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Santi Busot, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cypress Creek is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Land O' Lakes, their victory bumped their record up to 17-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cypress Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Land O' Lakes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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