The Cape Fear Colts will venture away from home to take on the Harnett Central Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cape Fear is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
The home team had come away the winner the last six times Cape Fear and Purnell Swett had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Colts narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Rams 3-2. The Colts haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Logan Rayburn
| 04/01/25 @ Purnell Swett | 9 |
| 03/25/25 vs Gray's Creek | 7 |
| 03/18/25 vs Jack Britt | 9 |
| 03/12/25 vs Triton | 7 |
| 03/04/25 @ Lumberton | 6 |
| 02/25/25 vs Harnett Central | 5 |
Cape Fear got a great performance from Logan Rayburn as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Rayburn has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Cape Fear saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Jeffrey, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Harnett Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They were the clear victors by a 19-1 margin over E.E. Smith on Tuesday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Cape Fear's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Harnett Central, they moved to 7-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Cape Fear came out on top in a nail-biter against Harnett Central in their previous meeting back in February, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colts since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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