Baseball Preview: Perquimans Pirates vs. Rosewood Eagles
Perquimans has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Rosewood Eagles on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Perquimans is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They blew past North Duplin 14-1.
Maddux Thach made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Thach was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Jacob Askew and Brady Shepherd did most of the damage at the plate: Askew scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Shepherd scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Collin Roberts was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Rosewood entered their tilt with Vance Charter with nine consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with ten. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 10-0 win on Tuesday.
Like Perquimans, Rosewood also got a great game from a two-way player: Robbie Boren. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Boren was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Cam Medlin was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times he's played. Another player making a difference was Anderson Clucas, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Perquimans pushed their record up to 18-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Rosewood, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Perquimans has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Rosewood struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Perquimans took their win against Rosewood when the teams last played back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Perquimans repeat their success, or does Rosewood have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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