The Cypress Lake Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Riverdale Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cypress Lake will be strutting in after a win while Riverdale will be coming in after a loss.
Last Thursday, Cypress Lake made easy work of Aubrey Rogers and carried off an 11-4 victory. The win was just what Cypress Lake needed coming off of a 9-3 defeat in their prior game.
Cypress Lake got a big performance out of Austin Thorstad, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Trey Bode was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Riverdale fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Loyola Academy on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Ramblers by a score of 7-5. It was the first time this season that Riverdale let down their fans at home.
Riverdale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Jenkins, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Cypress Lake has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-9 record this season. As for Riverdale, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-6.
Cypress Lake suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Riverdale in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Cypress Lake avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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