The Cypress Lake Panthers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the LaBelle Cowboys/Cowgirls at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Cypress Lake is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They walked away with a 6-3 win over Gateway.
Audrina Westland was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Westland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Westland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Cassandra Mitchell was excellent, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. Maisy Vogel was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, LaBelle put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Palmetto Ridge an 11-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for LaBelle who now have five in a row.
LaBelle let Taylor Cochran and Carli Spencer loose on the outfield. Cochran scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Spencer went 3-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Emorie Anderson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Cypress Lake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 9-16 record this season. As for LaBelle, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
Cypress Lake might still be hurting after the 9-2 loss they got from LaBelle when the teams last played last Monday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of LaBelle's Abby Hicks, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 15 over seven innings pitched. Now that Cypress Lake knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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