Jack Britt is 1-9 against Cape Fear since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Jack Britt Buccaneers will head out on the road to face off against the Cape Fear Colts at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Jack Britt sitting on three straight victories and Cape Fear on five.
If Jack Britt beats Cape Fear with six runs on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Jack Britt walked away with a 6-1 win over Seventy-First on Tuesday.
Cameron Byers made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned run or hits. Byers has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Byers was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other pitching news, Tristan Chewning looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Edwards, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Cape Fear put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Douglas Byrd onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory.
Like Jack Britt, Cape Fear also got a great game from a two-way player: Jackson Rainey. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rainey was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, Mason Hope and Mason Hughes did most of the damage at the plate: Hope went 3-for-3 with three runs, three doubles, and three RBI, while Hughes scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brycen Talley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Jack Britt's record now sits at 5-12. As for Cape Fear, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season.
Jack Britt might still be hurting after the 12-0 loss they got from Cape Fear in their previous meeting back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cape Fear's Ethan Plesser, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 14 over six innings pitched. Now that Jack Britt knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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