South View is 2-8 against Cape Fear since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The South View Tigers are on the road again to play the Cape Fear Colts at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South View will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Gray's Creek, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. South View walked away with a 6-2 win over Gray's Creek on Friday.
Josh Pitts made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Pitts was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, David Ramsey was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Koltyn Ziegler, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Monday. Everything went their way against Lumberton as Cape Fear made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Cape Fear as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Cape Fear also got a great performance from Ethan Plesser as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Evan Bunce was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Brody Jackson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
South View has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Cape Fear, they pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. South View has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cape Fear struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
South View suffered a grim 18-1 defeat to Cape Fear in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cape Fear's Caden Jeffrey, who struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that South View knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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