Baseball Game Preview: Cape Hatteras Hurricanes vs. Mattamuskeet Lakers

For the second straight game, Cape Hatteras will face off against Mattamuskeet. The Hurricanes will welcome the Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cape Hatteras has four straight wins, Mattamuskeet has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Cape Hatteras is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Mattamuskeet with a sharp 19-1 victory on Tuesday. The Hurricanes might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.

McCoy James

Runs

03/12/25 vs Albemarle School	4
04/01/25 @ Mattamuskeet	3
03/28/25 vs Hobgood Charter	3
03/10/25 @ Northeastern	2
03/07/25 @ Bertie	2
+ 2 more games

The team relied heavily on McCoy James, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Cape Hatteras' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Liam Van Druten, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.

Cape Hatteras' win bumped their record up to 7-5. As for Mattamuskeet, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.