Taravella waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cypress Bay Lightning a 5-0 shutout. For Taravella, this counts as revenge for the 2-1 defeat Cypress Bay walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Anthony Tizol tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out seven over 4.2 innings pitched. Mikael Ghann relieved him and did a solid job, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jonathon Lopez, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. EJ Burns was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Cypress Bay's side, they got a good showing from Gabe Gener, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Cypress Bay saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason McGeehan, who went 1-for-3 with a double. McGeehan has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Taravella pushed their record up to 10-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. Those good results, didn't necessarily come from the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they only averaged 3.0 runs per game. As for Cypress Bay, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taravella will take on The First Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Cypress Bay, they will head out on the road to challenge Pompano Beach at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Pompano Beach's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Cypress Bay's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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