Central had lost seven straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped down to 1-18 to make it eight. They lost 14-1 to the Cypress Creek Coyotes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Coyotes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-5 last Wednesday.
As for Cypress Creek, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
For Cypress Creek's part, Parker Burrmann looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Burrmann a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
At the plate, TJ Beatty was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Brady Erker also deserves some recognition as he scored his first runs of the season.
Coming up, Central will host Zephyrhills at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.29 runs per game on average), something the Bears will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Cypress Creek, they will head out on the road to take on Springstead at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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