Cypress Bay is 1-6 against Cooper City since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Cypress Bay Lightning will host the Cooper City Cowboys at 6:30 p.m. Cooper City took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Cypress Bay, who comes in off a win.
Cypress Bay took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Taravella 18-4. The victory continues a trend for the Lightning in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won five in a row.
Lexi Groenendijk
| 02/20/25 vs Taravella | 4 |
| 04/18/24 @ Taravella | 3 |
| 04/17/24 @ Cooper City | 2 |
| 04/15/24 @ Monarch | 2 |
| 04/12/24 vs Boca Raton | 2 |
Lexi Groenendijk made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Groenendijk was also big at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Julia Gabante was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs. Jordyn Munger was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.
Meanwhile, Cooper City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 10-1 to Park Vista.
Cooper City's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Cypress Bay, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Cypress Bay skirted past Cooper City 7-5 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Cypress Bay repeat their success, or does Cooper City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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