If Gray's Creek was riding high off their 13-1 takedown of Jack Britt last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Gray's Creek Bears fell victim to a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Cape Fear Colts on Tuesday. Gray's Creek has not had much luck with Cape Fear recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Gray's Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was August Kebort, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Cape Fear's side, Olivia Melvin spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Allie Dawson and Alex Serbio did most of the damage at the plate: Dawson scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances, while Serbio scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Gracey Horne, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Gray's Creek now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Cape Fear, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Gray's Creek will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Seventy-First at 6:00 p.m. on April 9th. Gray's Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season. As for Cape Fear, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play South Central at 6:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cape Fear: 2.2, South Central: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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