After four games on the road, Lee County is heading back home. They will take on the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Lee County's offense. They suffered a tough 10-0 loss at the hands of Western Harnett on Wednesday. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Lee County in their matchups with Western Harnett: they've now lost three in a row.
Lee County saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Scott, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Purnell Swett a 15-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Cape Fear sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Olivia Melvin made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Melvin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Melvin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Cape Fear got a massive performance out of Alex Serbio, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Serbio is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Avery Jones was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Lee County's loss dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Cape Fear, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
Lee County came up short against Cape Fear in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Melvin, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Now that Lee County knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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