Baseball Preview: Mattamuskeet Lakers vs. Cape Hatteras Hurricanes
Mattamuskeet is on a three-game streak of home losses, Cape Hatteras a four-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Mattamuskeet Lakers will take on the Cape Hatteras Hurricanes at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Mattamuskeet will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Mattamuskeet will head into Thursday's match ready to turn things around: they lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 23-10 walloping at the hands of Cape Hatteras.
For Cape Hatteras' part, Trae Wyatt made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Wyatt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Solomon Short and Joey Lettieri did most of the damage at the plate: Short scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Lettieri scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Graham Stutts, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Mattamuskeet's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Cape Hatteras, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9.
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