Baseball Preview: Tarboro Vikings vs. Perquimans Pirates
Tarboro is 0-7 against Perquimans since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Tarboro Vikings will head out on the road to challenge the Perquimans Pirates at 6:00 p.m. Tarboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Tarboro will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Gates County, who they hadn't topped in eight consecutive meetings. Tarboro came out on top against Gates County by a score of 9-5 on Tuesday.
Cole Craddock made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over six innings pitched. Craddock has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Craddock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Landon Browning, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gabe Kassnove, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Perquimans stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Martin County.
Jacob Askew was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Conway, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Tarboro's record now sits at 10-11. As for Perquimans, their record now sits at 16-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Tarboro has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Perquimans struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Tarboro suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Perquimans in their previous meeting back in April. Can Tarboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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