The River Ridge Royal Knights will take on the Cypress Creek Coyotes at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. River Ridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.
Last Thursday, River Ridge came up short against Wesley Chapel and fell 4-1. The loss continues a trend for the Royal Knights in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
Jacob Hitchcock
| 02/20/25 vs Wesley Chapel | 4 |
| 03/20/24 vs Cypress Creek | 3 |
| 04/25/24 vs Anclote | 2 |
| 03/25/24 vs Springstead | 2 |
River Ridge got a good showing from Jacob Hitchcock, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Hitchcock a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 6-5 heartbreaker at the hands of South Sumter.
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. Gavyn Mullis was another, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Cypress Creek's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for River Ridge, their defeat dropped 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. River Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 11 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cypress Creek struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
River Ridge took their win against Cypress Creek in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 9-2. Does River Ridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cypress Creek turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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