Cape Fear put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Friday. They beat the Lumberton Pirates by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 1-0. That's more bragging rights for Cape Fear, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Not much got past Olivia Melvin, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Lumberton off the board. Melvin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Cape Fear saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Dawson, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Lumberton's side, Halona Sampson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on eight hits and racked up seven Ks.
Cape Fear pushed their record up to 16-5 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Lumberton, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 22-4.
Cape Fear will take on West Johnston at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Fear's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so West Johnston's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lumberton, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Sanderson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lumberton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season.
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