The Lecanto Panthers will face off against the Cypress Creek Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, Lecanto beat Central 4-1.
Meanwhile, Cypress Creek hadn't done well against Wiregrass Ranch recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Coyotes walked away with a 14-9 win over the Bulls. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Coyotes.
Andrew Farriss made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Farriss was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-5.
In other pitching news, Gavin Shefsky tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Cypress Creek is undefeated when Shefsky allows one or fewer earned runs, but 8-9 otherwise.
Back at the plate, Cypress Creek got a massive performance out of Deacon Turpin, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Turpin is becoming a predictor of the Coyotes' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 8-9 when he doesn't). Braden Rankin was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Cypress Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's the most hits they've posted since back in March of 2024.
Lecanto is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-16 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Cypress Creek, their record is now 13-9.
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