The Cypress Creek Coyotes will venture away from home to square off against the River Ridge Royal Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cypress Creek is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak dating back to last season.
On Friday, Cypress Creek didn't have quite enough to beat South Sumter and fell 6-5.
Colton Burrmann was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cypress Creek saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Grzanka, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Aaden Hernandez was another, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, River Ridge came up short against Wesley Chapel on Thursday and fell 4-1. The Royal Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
River Ridge also got a good showing from Jacob Hitchcock, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Hitchcock has allowed since back in March of 2024.
Cypress Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for River Ridge, they suffered their first home defeat, dropping their record down to 2-2.
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 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like River Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 11 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cypress Creek suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to River Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Cypress Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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