Baseball Recap: Cape Fear Colts vs. Lumberton Pirates
Cape Fear stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They put the hurt on the Lumberton Pirates with a sharp 11-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Cape Fear sure is getting used to it with their seventh in a row.
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. Brody Jackson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Lumberton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-7.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cape Fear will take on South View at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Fear's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so South View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lumberton, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Seventy-First at 7:00 p.m. Lumberton is facing Seventy-First at the right time seeing as Seventy-First is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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