It was a good run, but South View unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of the Cape Fear Colts by a score of 1-0. South View was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Cape Fear's pitcher proved too tough.
Jordynn Parnell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on one hit and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 14 consecutive pitching appearances.
On Cape Fear's side, not much got past Olivia Melvin, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep South View off the board.
At the plate, Cape Fear saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Allie Dawson, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
South View's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-4. As for Cape Fear, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
South View does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Cape Fear, they will head out on the road to take on Lumberton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lumberton is on a four-game streak of home wins, Cape Fear a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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