The Cypress Creek Coyotes will square off against the Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Cypress Creek's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Lecanto's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Cypress Creek will bounce into Monday's match after beating Wiregrass Ranch, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Coyotes came out on top against the Bulls by a score of 14-9 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Andrew Farriss was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Farriss was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
Gavin Shefsky
| 04/10/25 @ Wiregrass Ranch | 7 |
| 03/13/25 @ Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate | 4 |
| 04/07/25 vs Zephyrhills | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Hudson | 3 |
| 03/18/25 vs Hudson | 3 |
In other pitching news, Gavin Shefsky tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
Back at the plate, Cypress Creek got a massive performance out of Deacon Turpin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Turpin has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Braden Rankin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Cypress Creek was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .432. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Lecanto beat Central 4-1 on Wednesday.
Lecanto pushed their record up to 7-16 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs over those games. As for Cypress Creek, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Cypress Creek skirted past Lecanto 6-5 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Coyotes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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