Cypress Lakes is 1-9 against Langham Creek since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Cypress Lakes Spartans will welcome the Langham Creek Lobos at 6:00 p.m. Cypress Lakes has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Cypress Lakes fell victim to Bridgeland and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 18-0 to the Bears. The Spartans just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Langham Creek put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Waller a 10-0 shutout. The Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by seven runs or more this season.
Karli Challburg made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than one walk in ten consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Langham Creek got a massive performance out of Mckenna Simmons, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2. What's more, Simmons posted two doubles, the most she's had since back in March of 2024. Izabella Amato-Ramirez was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Langham Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .444. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in seven consecutive contests.
Langham Creek is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. Cypress Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 6-11.
Cypress Lakes suffered a grim 22-1 defeat to Langham Creek when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can Cypress Lakes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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