The Cypress Creek Bears will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Freedom Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Thursday, Cypress Creek came up short against St. Cloud and fell 16-11.
Domini Negron was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jesus Barreto, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Freedom fell victim to Lake Nona and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Lions. Freedom has struggled against Lake Nona recently, as their game on Thursday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Cypress Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-11 record this season. As for Freedom, their loss dropped their record down to 12-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Cypress Creek has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Freedom struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Cypress Creek beat Freedom 3-0 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Freedom's Rhys Rego, who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cypress Creek still be able to contain Rego? There's only one way to find out.
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