It was a good run, but Lumberton unfortunately witnessed the end of their 16-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cape Fear Colts by a score of 4-3. Lumberton was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cape Fear apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in March.
Halona Sampson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Lumberton saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaelyn Hammond, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Cape Fear's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Olivia Melvin gave up just two earned (and one unearned) runs on five hits and racked up ten Ks.
Lumberton's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-3. As for Cape Fear, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lumberton will square off against Douglas Byrd at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lumberton is facing Douglas Byrd at the right time seeing as Douglas Byrd is stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for Cape Fear, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Jack Britt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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