Baseball Game Preview: Tarboro Vikings vs. North East Carolina Prep Husky

Tarboro is a perfect 10-0 against North East Carolina Prep since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Vikings will face off against the Husky at 6:00 p.m. Tarboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season.

Last Tuesday, Tarboro didn't have quite enough to beat Perquimans and fell 6-4. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Cole Craddock

Runs

03/04/25 vs Rocky Mount	4
03/11/25 vs Louisburg	3
04/01/25 @ Perquimans	2
03/28/25 vs Gates County	2
03/24/25 vs Southeast Halifax	2
+ 3 more games

Cole Craddock was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. He is becoming a predictor of Tarboro's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't).

Meanwhile, North East Carolina Prep was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Gates County, falling 17-1.

North East Carolina Prep saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jarrett Warren, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. That stolen base marked the first that Warren snagged this season.

North East Carolina Prep's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for Tarboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-5.

North East Carolina Prep's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tarboro has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .444. It's a different story for North East Carolina Prep, though, as they've only averaged .291. Will they be able to contain Tarboro's hitters?

Everything went Tarboro's way against North East Carolina Prep in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Tarboro made off with a 12-2 win. Do the Vikings have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Husky turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.