The Nature Coast Tech Sharks will venture away from home to challenge the Cypress Creek Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nature Coast Tech is coming into the game hot, having won their last eight games.
Nature Coast Tech will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Land O' Lakes, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Sharks' pitchers stepped up to hand the Gators a 1-0 shutout on Thursday.
Nature Coast Tech's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was GARRICK WAGGONER, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cypress Creek, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Springstead on Thursday, sneaking past 4-3. The victory continues a trend for the Coyotes in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won three in a row.
Parker Burrmann looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Gavyn Mullis, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Another player making a difference was Michel Latuff, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Nature Coast Tech's record now sits at 20-2. As for Cypress Creek, their record is now 13-8.
Nature Coast Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Cypress Creek in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Sharks since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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