The Cypress Bay Lightning will be playing at home against the Atlantic Sharks at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Cypress Bay has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with four, while Atlantic will come in with five straight victories.
On Thursday, it was a hard-fought match, but Cypress Bay had to settle for a 7-6 loss against Pompano Beach.
Marshall Persteins and John Escobar did some serious damage despite the final result: Persteins got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI, while Escobar scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4. David Granger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, Atlantic put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Mainland 12-2.
Jackson Bowman made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Bowman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bowman was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Dom Bloyen was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Josh Linton, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cypress Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Atlantic, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
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