The Pamlico County Hurricanes will challenge the White Oak Vikings at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Pamlico County made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Richlands, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Pamlico County never let Richlands get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Wednesday.
Not much got past Kylee Morris, who gave up just three hits to keep Richlands off the board.
On the hitting side, Pamlico County let Kyliah Barber and Peyton Robinson run wild. Barber scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Robinson went 2-for-4 with one home run and two runs. That home run was Robinson's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Taylor McHenry, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
Pamlico County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .419. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, White Oak waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 14-7 margin over the Mariners.
Alyssa Carkhuff spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and four unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up 11 Ks. With that strong performance, she is now averaging an impressive 5.7 strikeouts per game.
At the plate, Avery Sise was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in RBI. Jenna Banks was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
White Oak's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Pamlico County, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything went Pamlico County's way against White Oak when the teams last played back in March of 2024, as Pamlico County made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Pamlico County repeat their success, or does White Oak have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
