The Cypress Creek Bears will head out on the road to challenge the Ocoee Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cypress Creek comes in on four and Ocoee on five.
Last Monday, Cypress Creek never let their opponents score. They blew past Lake Buena Vista 7-0.
Julius Rivera spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, Jesus Barreto was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Elier Moreno-Pujols, who went 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Ocoee scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Monday. Everything went their way against Jones as Ocoee made off with a 17-2 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Ocoee with their most commanding win of the season.
Trenton Nice looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ocoee got a massive performance out of Angel Martinez, who went 1-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple. Dwight Oneal was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
The victory got Cypress Creek back to even at 8-8. As for Ocoee, they pushed their record up to 9-8 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Cypress Creek couldn't quite finish off Ocoee in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 and fell 5-3. Thankfully for Cypress Creek, Zack Allen (who struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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