Softball Preview: Cape Fear Colts vs. Seventy-First Falcons
Cape Fear is 10-0 against Seventy-First since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cape Fear Colts will head out on the road to square off against the Seventy-First Falcons at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cape Fear has seven straight wins, Seventy-First has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cape Fear stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past Jack Britt 10-0.
Olivia Melvin made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Melvin has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Melvin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run and five RBI.
In other batting news, Cape Fear let Allie Dawson and Alex Serbio loose on the outfield. Dawson scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Serbio scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kalilah De La Cruz, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Seventy-First suffered a rough 18-3 defeat at the hands of Purnell Swett on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Seventy-First has lost by exactly 15 runs.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 12-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Seventy-First, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
Everything went Cape Fear's way against Seventy-First in their previous meeting back in March as Cape Fear made off with a 24-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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