The Cape Fear Colts will head out on the road to challenge the South View Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cape Fear is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Cape Fear put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Jack Britt as Cape Fear made off with a 12-0 win. The result was nothing new for Cape Fear, who have now won five games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Ethan Plesser was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Plesser has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Plesser was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Lucca Pascarella was a standout: he went 3-for-3 with a triple and an RBI. Landon Underwood was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South View came up short against Gray's Creek on Tuesday and fell 7-3. South View has struggled against Gray's Creek recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
South View saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Read, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Pitts, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Cape Fear's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for South View, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-3.
Everything went Cape Fear's way against South View when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as Cape Fear made off with an 8-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cape Fear since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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