The Cypress Creek Bears will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the St. Cloud Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Cypress Creek took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Lake Buena Vista.
Ryan Votoe looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Cypress Creek's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Rodery Polanco, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was David Puello, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Cloud suffered a tough 11-1 loss at the hands of Olympia on Tuesday. St. Cloud has struggled against Olympia recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Cypress Creek has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for St. Cloud, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 13-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cypress Creek has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like St. Cloud struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cypress Creek came out on top in a nail-biter against St. Cloud in their previous meeting back in March, sneaking past 4-3. Will Cypress Creek repeat their success, or does St. Cloud have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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