Cyprus has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Granger Lancers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Cyprus is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Cyprus put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Hillcrest.
Bree Garcia made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Garcia has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Garcia was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Addie Winn was incredible, firing off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-4. Calee Sharp was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 24 runs the game before, Granger was a bit more limited in their match on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 15-0 walloping at the hands of Taylorsville. Granger has not had much luck with Taylorsville recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Cyprus has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-6 record this season. As for Granger, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Cyprus hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Granger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Cyprus' way against Granger when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Cyprus made off with a 19-1 victory. Will Cyprus repeat their success, or does Granger have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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