Manteo put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They never let the Gates County Red Barons onto the board and left with a 15-0 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Manteo also won the last time the pair played two weeks ago.
Jada Flowers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. Flowers was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Sydnee Ballance was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Bridgett Berry was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Manteo has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Gates County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 12-10.
Manteo will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Camden County at 7:00 p.m. Camden County's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Manteo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gates County, they will head out on the road to square off against Holmes at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Gates County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
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