Cypress Bay is 0-6 against Cooper City since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Cypress Bay Lightning are on the road again to play the Cooper City Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. Cypress Bay will be strutting in after a victory while Cooper City will be coming in after a loss.
On Monday, Cypress Bay beat Monarch 6-2.
Ayden Ballard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ballard has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Ballard was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Allena Dinneen was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Elizabeth Gabante, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Cooper City's offense. Their rough 10-0 defeat to Western on Monday might stick with them for a while.
Cooper City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lily Mitchell, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Cypress Bay has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Cooper City, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-11.
Cypress Bay couldn't quite finish off Cooper City when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 14-12. Can Cypress Bay avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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