For the second straight game, Cyprus will face off against Murray. The Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Cyprus is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
On Thursday, Cyprus needed a bit of extra time to put away Murray. They won by a run and slipped past the Spartans 2-1.
Alex Larsen spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Easton Anderson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Rene Hidalgo, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Cyprus pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Murray, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-2-1.
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