The Cape Henry Collegiate Dolphins will face off against the Cox Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Cape Henry Collegiate 2.8, Cox 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Cape Henry Collegiate is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Hickory just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 1-0.
Cape Henry Collegiate saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Colin Lebel, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Cox put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Green Run a 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won five contests by ten runs or more so far this season.
Cox pushed their record up to 10-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Cape Henry Collegiate, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Everything went Cape Henry Collegiate's way against Cox when the teams last played back in April of 2022, as Cape Henry Collegiate made off with a 9-2 victory. Do the Dolphins have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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