The Triton Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cape Fear Colts at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Triton owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They put the hurt on Pine Forest with a sharp 7-0 win.
The result came thanks to Braxton Davis's shutout, as he gave up just one hit and racked up 17 Ks.
On the hitting side, Chase Sewell was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Kason Brown, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past Pine Forest 20-5. The victory was nothing new for Cape Fear as they're now sitting on three straight.
Caden Jeffrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. Jeffrey has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Jeffrey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Mason Hughes was a standout: he scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Landon Underwood was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 3-for-4.
Triton's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Cape Fear, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Triton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cape Fear struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.5. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Triton suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Cape Fear in their previous matchup back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jeffrey, who struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Now that Triton knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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