The Cypress Lake Panthers will be playing at home against the Mariner Tritons at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Monday, it was a hard-fought match, but Cypress Lake had to settle for a 5-4 loss against North Port.
Sammi Rosado was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Rosado was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Rosado wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Mackenzy Stouffer, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Even though they lost, Cypress Lake didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Mariner had to settle for a 7-6 defeat against Ida Baker on Friday.
Cypress Lake has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-10 record this season. As for Mariner, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cypress Lake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mariner struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cypress Lake came out on top in a nail-biter against Mariner when the teams last played back in March of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. Does Cypress Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mariner turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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