Tuesday just wasn't the day for Purnell Swett's offense. Their tough 7-0 loss to the Cape Fear Colts on Tuesday might stick with them for a while. Purnell Swett was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cape Fear apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in March.
For Cape Fear's part, not much got past Ethan Plesser, who gave up just zero hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Purnell Swett off the board.
On the hitting side, Cape Fear's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Colletti, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Hughes, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Purnell Swett's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Cape Fear, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Purnell Swett will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Jack Britt at 7:00 p.m. Purnell Swett is facing Jack Britt at the right time seeing as Jack Britt is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Cape Fear, they will head out on the road to face off against Pine Forest at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Pine Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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