Cypress Creek has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Wesley Chapel Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cypress Creek: 3.4, Wesley Chapel: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cypress Creek is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Vanguard as Cypress Creek made off with a 12-2 win. The result was nothing new for Cypress Creek, who have now won ten games by six runs or more so far this season.
Ryan Maggy made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Maggy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Maggy was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kai Lachance, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Diezel Brown, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Wesley Chapel had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 6-1. That's two games straight that Wesley Chapel has won by exactly five runs.
Austin Sonnier looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk).
On the hitting side, Guillermo Rivera was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. JoJo Guevara was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Cypress Creek is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season. As for Wesley Chapel, their victory bumped their record up to 18-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cypress Creek has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Wesley Chapel struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cypress Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against Wesley Chapel in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 9-8. Does Cypress Creek have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wesley Chapel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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