Cape Fear can now show off 16 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Purnell Swett Rams a 7-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Cape Fear sure is getting used to it with their 13th in a row.
Not much got past Caden Jeffrey, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Purnell Swett off the board. Jeffrey has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ethan Colletti was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Landon Underwood, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Purnell Swett's side, Aaron Locklear was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
Cape Fear's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-4. As for Purnell Swett, their loss dropped their record down to 16-9.
As of now, neither Cape Fear nor Purnell Swett have any future games scheduled.
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