Softball Game Preview: Cape Fear Colts vs. South View Tigers

Colts

Runs

04/29/25 vs Jack Britt	8
04/25/25 @ Gray's Creek	8
04/22/25 @ South View	9
04/21/25 vs North Johnston	6
04/14/25 @ Hoggard	12
+ 19 more games

The Cape Fear Colts will venture away from home to take on the South View Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cape Fear is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 13.2 runs per game this season.

Cape Fear took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Jack Britt with a sharp 8-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Colts, who have now won 16 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

McKinley Kolasa spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up seven Ks.

At the plate, Allie Dawson and Addie Davis did most of the damage at the plate: Dawson went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double, while Davis went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalilah De La Cruz, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.

Cape Fear hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jack Britt struck out seven times.

South View played against Seventy-First on Tuesday and won via forfeit.

Cape Fear pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.5 runs over those games. As for South View, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests. That lines up perfectly with their 15-5 record this season.

Cape Fear beat South View 9-6 when the teams last played last Tuesday. Do the Colts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.