Gates County is 2-8 against Holmes since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Gates County Red Barons will head out on the road to square off against the Holmes Aces at 7:00 p.m. Gates County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9 runs per game this season.
Gates County's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Manteo on Wednesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Redskins, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Gates County just can't catch a break and has now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Holmes put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They never let Hertford County onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory. That's two games straight that Holmes has won by exactly seven runs.
Gates County's loss dropped their record down to 12-10. As for Holmes, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-9.
Gates County might still be hurting after the 18-0 defeat they got from Holmes in their previous meeting back in February. Can Gates County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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