The Cypress Creek Bears will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Horizon Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Cypress Creek is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after starting their season on the road. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake Nona on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Bears in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost six in a row.
Cypress Creek got a good showing from Miguel Figueroa, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
At the plate, Jesus Barreto made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryan Puello, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Horizon faced off against Edgewater on Monday. Horizon walked away with a 10-6 win over Edgewater. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Courtney James looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Sebastian Davila was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Alex Galan was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run and two runs.
Horizon lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've posted since the start of last season.
Cypress Creek came up short against Horizon when the teams last played back in April of 2024, falling 4-1. Can Cypress Creek avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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