Perquimans put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Gates County Red Barons with a sharp 13-2 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Perquimans.
Maddux Thach made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Thach has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Thach was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jacob Askew and Ben Brown did most of the damage at the plate: Askew scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Brown scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Conway, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Gates County's side, Lyric Pittman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Perquimans is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Gates County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-7.
Perquimans will have a chance to go back-to-back against Gates County: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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