Cape Fear fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Gray's Creek on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 6-5. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Bears this season, with their most recent defeat being a 6-1 loss last Friday.
Jackson Rainey was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Rainey wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Jeffrey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Cape Fear's defeat dropped their record down to 16-10. As for Gray's Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Cape Fear does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Gray's Creek, they will take on Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The Pirates' pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so the Bears' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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