Cape Fear waltzed into their matchup on Friday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Jack Britt Buccaneers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Cape Fear also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Brycen Talley was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Evan Bunce was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
On Jack Britt's side, Jabari Lee made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Jones, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Cape Fear has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season. As for Jack Britt, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Cape Fear will square off against Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Lumberton is on a three-game streak of home wins, Cape Fear a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Jack Britt, they will head out on the road to challenge Douglas Byrd at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Jack Britt is facing Douglas Byrd at the right time seeing as Douglas Byrd is stuck on an 18-game losing streak.
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