Cypress Bay hasn't had much luck against Coral Springs Charter recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. After both having extra time off, the two teams will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m.
Cypress Bay fell victim to West Broward and their airtight pitching crew last Thursday. They came up short against the Bobcats, falling 7-0. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, the Lightning's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Coral Springs Charter came tearing into last Thursday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Bulls a 15-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by six runs or more this season.
Sophia Bertorelli looked comfortable as she tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Coral Springs Charter got a massive performance out of Heather Robertson, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and one triple. That triple was Robertson's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Addi Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Coral Springs Charter was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .591. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.
Coral Springs Charter's win was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Cypress Bay, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-6.
Cypress Bay suffered a grim 13-0 defeat to Coral Springs Charter in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Cypress Bay avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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