The Cypress Lake Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Clewiston Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Cypress Lake nor Clewiston posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Cypress Lake fell victim to Gateway and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Clewiston's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 5-1 to Avon Park.
Clewiston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Graysen Redish, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Cypress Lake has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season. As for Clewiston, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cypress Lake has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Clewiston struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 9.8 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Cypress Lake couldn't quite get it done against Clewiston in their previous meeting back in March as they fell 4-1. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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