Baseball Preview: Cape Fear Colts vs. South View Tigers
Cape Fear is 8-2 against South View since March of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Cape Fear Colts will look to defend their home field against the South View Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Cape Fear is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cape Fear gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They blew past Lumberton 11-1.
Cape Fear got a great performance from Ethan Plesser as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Evan Bunce, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Brody Jackson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, South View has not done well against Gray's Creek recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. South View came out on top against Gray's Creek by a score of 6-2.
Josh Pitts was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Pitts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, David Ramsey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Koltyn Ziegler was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Cape Fear's victory was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-4. As for South View, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Cape Fear has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like South View struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Cape Fear's way against South View in their previous meeting back in March as Cape Fear made off with an 18-1 win. Does Cape Fear have another victory up their sleeve, or will South View turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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