Cape Hatteras has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Mattamuskeet Lakers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cape Hatteras will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Cape Hatteras is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Mattamuskeet with a sharp 23-10 win on Thursday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Cape Hatteras considering their two-run performance the match before.
Trae Wyatt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over four innings while giving up four earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits. Wyatt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played.
In other batting news, Solomon Short and Joey Lettieri did most of the damage at the plate: Short scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Lettieri scored three runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Landen Sonnier, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Cape Hatteras' victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-9. As for Mattamuskeet, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
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