With a playoff game on the line, Cape Fear rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They never let the West Johnston Wildcats onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. Give Cape Fear's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Olivia Melvin was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched. Melvin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Melvin was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double.
Melvin wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Avery Jones, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Cape Fear has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for West Johnston, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-12.
Cape Fear will head out on the road to face off against Triton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Triton is on a six-game streak of home wins, Cape Fear a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. West Johnston does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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