Baseball Game Preview: Perquimans Pirates vs. North East Carolina Prep Husky

Perquimans is a perfect 7-0 against North East Carolina Prep since March of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Perquimans Pirates will head out to challenge the North East Carolina Prep Husky at 6:00 p.m. Perquimans is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.2 runs per game this season.

Perquimans is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on North East Carolina Prep with a sharp 19-1 win on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Husky: they've now won seven in a row.

Maddux Thach

Runs

03/18/25 vs North East Carolina Prep	4
03/13/25 vs J.H. Rose	1
03/12/25 vs Northside - Pinetown	3
03/06/25 @ Currituck County	4
03/04/25 vs Pasquotank County	1
+ 3 more games

Maddux Thach made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in March of 2024. He was even better at the plate, scoring four runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.1 runs per game.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sean Saunders, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March of 2024. Evan Conway was another key player, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Perquimans always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .583. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

North East Carolina Prep's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Perquimans, their record is now 6-2.