It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Western Alamance can now relate to. They lost 12-4 to the Cape Fear Colts on Tuesday. Western Alamance's loss continues a trend for the team, making it four in a row.
For Cape Fear's part, Ethan Plesser tossed a big game, striking out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off only two hits.
At the plate, Mason Hughes was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Underwood, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Western Alamance's defeat dropped their record down to 9-16. As for Cape Fear, the victory was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 24-4.
Western Alamance does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cape Fear, they will face off against South Central on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Cape Fear: 3.1, South Central: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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