The Cypress Creek Coyotes will challenge the Lecanto Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cypress Creek's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Lecanto's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Things were looking good for Cypress Creek after they put the first points on the board on Tuesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of River Ridge by a score of 7-6. That's two games in a row now that the Coyotes have lost by just one run.
Cypress Creek got a good showing from Colton Burrmann, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Burrmann is becoming a predictor of Cypress Creek's success: when he allows at most one hit the team is 3-1 (and 4-6 when he doesn't).
Everett Burgess
| 03/25/25 vs River Ridge | 4 |
| 03/18/25 vs Hudson | 3 |
| 03/17/25 vs East Lake | 3 |
| 02/25/25 @ River Ridge | 3 |
| 03/08/24 @ Zephyrhills | 3 |
On the hitting side, Everett Burgess made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kai Lachance, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Cypress Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Lecanto was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell 12-9 to Dunnellon.
Dylan Czerwinski was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Tommy Wilson was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
This is the second loss in a row for Cypress Creek and nudges their season record down to 7-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only one runs. As for Lecanto, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Cypress Creek came up short against Lecanto in their previous meeting on March 6th, falling 5-1. Will Cypress Creek have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
