Fort Lauderdale lost against Cypress Bay back in February of 2017, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Fort Lauderdale Flying L's fell just short of the Cypress Bay Lightning by a score of 11-10.
Tripp Echarte and Nathaniel Greene did some serious damage despite the final result: Echarte scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Greene scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. That's the most hits Echarte has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Hirsch, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Even though they lost, Fort Lauderdale was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cypress Bay only posted a batting average of .273.
Fort Lauderdale dropped their record down to 4-8-1 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Cypress Bay, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-6.
Looking ahead, Fort Lauderdale will be playing at home against Boyd Anderson at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Lauderdale has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Cypress Bay, they will venture away from home to face off against Pompano Beach at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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