Softball Recap: Gates County Red Barons vs. Tarboro Vikings
Gates County can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tarboro Vikings a 16-0 shutout. 16 seems to be a good number for Gates County as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Camryn Piland was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Piland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Piland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gracie Tatem was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alexis Bartoli, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Gates County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15.3 runs. As for Tarboro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Gates County will be playing at home against Franklin at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Franklin has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Tarboro, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Perquimans at 4:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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