Recap: Cape Fear Colts vs. Jack Britt Buccaneers
In what's become a running theme this season, Cape Fear gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Jack Britt Buccaneers a 16-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Cape Fear as they're now sitting on four straight.
Olivia Melvin made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Melvin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Kayleigh Brewington and Allie Dawson did most of the damage at the plate: Brewington got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Dawson scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alex Serbio, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 5-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Jack Britt, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Cape Fear will head out on the road to challenge South View at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cape Fear: 1.6, South View: 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jack Britt, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Gray's Creek at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gray's Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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