After having lost a blowout in their previous game, Southside was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They skirted past the Pamlico County Hurricanes 4-2. This was a revenge matchup for Southside, as the team was forced to settle for a 9-2 defeat when these two played last Tuesday.
Austin Gerard was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
On Pamlico County's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zac Whitley, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Pamlico County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 18 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Southside's victory bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Pamlico County, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-9.
Southside will take on Lejeune at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Southside has given up an average of 7.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Pamlico County, they will head out on the road to face off against East Carteret at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. East Carteret is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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