Cape Fear came tearing into Wednesday's match with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.2 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Gray's Creek Bears and snuck past 6-5. That's more bragging rights for Cape Fear, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Cape Fear got a great performance from Logan Rayburn as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 6.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Cape Fear let Lucca Pascarella and Mason Hughes loose on the outfield. Pascarella went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI, while Hughes scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Colletti, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Gray's Creek's side, Jackson Karcher made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two doubles and two RBI.
Cape Fear's win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4. As for Gray's Creek, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Cape Fear will play host again on Thursday to welcome Purnell Swett, where first pitch is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Purnell Swett is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. Gray's Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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