The Cape Fear Colts will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the South View Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Cape Fear will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Cape Fear can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They never let Seventy-First onto the board and left with a 26-0 victory. Cape Fear's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Olivia Melvin and Karalina Tomasic made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Melvin tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Tomasic pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Melvin went 3-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a double, while Tomasic scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cape Fear let Allie Dawson and Kayleigh Brewington loose on the outfield. Dawson scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Brewington went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Kalilah De La Cruz was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, South View beat Gray's Creek 4-1 on Friday.
Jordynn Parnell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Savanna Delp, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Maddy Clark, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 13-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for South View, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 13-3.
Cape Fear came up short against South View in their previous meeting back in March, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Parnell, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Now that Cape Fear knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
