Softball Preview: Cape Fear Colts vs. Lee County Yellow Jackets
The Cape Fear Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Lee County Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cape Fear has three straight victories, Lee County has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cape Fear put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Purnell Swett with a sharp 15-0 win.
Olivia Melvin made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Melvin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Melvin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Cape Fear got a massive performance out of Alex Serbio, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Serbio is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Avery Jones, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lee County's offense. They fell victim to a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Western Harnett on Wednesday.
Lee County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Scott, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Cape Fear is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. As for Lee County, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-8.
Cape Fear beat Lee County 4-0 in their previous meeting back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Lee County's Savanna Mullins, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Cape Fear still be able to contain Mullins? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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