The Cyprus Pirates will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Brighton Bengals. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cyprus is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against Olympus by a score of 9-5.
The team relied heavily on Easton Anderson, who scored two runs while going 4-for-4. D.J. Oveson was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brighton can now show off 19 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. Everything went their way against Taylorsville as Brighton made off with a 22-0 victory. While fans of Brighton might be used to big wins, the 22-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Cyprus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season. As for Brighton, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-3.
Cyprus came up short against Brighton in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Cyprus, Hagen Snell (who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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