The Cape Fear Colts will take on the Scotland Scots at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Cape Fear is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Cape Fear proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 16) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Triton 8-6.
Peyton Eason
| 04/22/26 @ Triton | 4 |
| 04/15/26 vs Lee County | 3 |
| 03/13/26 @ Purnell Swett | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Purnell Swett | 3 |
| 03/25/25 vs Gray's Creek | 3 |
The team relied heavily on Peyton Eason, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and one RBI. Those four hits gave her a new career-high. Kayleigh Brewington was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Cape Fear kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in 13 consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Scotland was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of South View by a score of 4-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Scots have suffered since March 17th.
Haydynn Lowery spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Scotland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Addison Lewis, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run. That stolen base was Lewis' first of the season.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 15-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Scotland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-9.
Cape Fear got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in March against Scotland by a conclusive 15-2 score. Do the Colts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Scots turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
