Cape Fear stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Seventy-First Falcons a 26-0 shutout. Cape Fear's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Olivia Melvin and Karalina Tomasic made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Melvin pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Tomasic pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Melvin went 3-for-5 with six RBI, two runs, and a double, while Tomasic scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cape Fear let Allie Dawson and Kayleigh Brewington loose on the outfield. Dawson scored five runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4, while Brewington went 3-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and three runs. Gracey Horne was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On Seventy-First's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hazel Singletary, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
The win (which was Cape Fear's eighth in a row) raised their record to 13-3. As for Seventy-First, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-15.
Cape Fear will be playing in front of their home fans against South View at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (South View: 1.6, Cape Fear: 1.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Seventy-First, they will head out on the road to take on Lumberton at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lumberton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Seventy-First's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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