The Martin County Gators will venture away from home to challenge the Perquimans Pirates at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Martin County comes in on three and Perquimans on eight.
On Monday, Martin County got the win against Tarboro by a conclusive 11-1. Considering the Gators have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Perquimans earned a 9-4 victory over Gates County on Monday. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly five runs.
Walker Meads was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Coley Drew, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Perquimans hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gates County struck out seven times.
Perquimans pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Martin County, their record now sits at 19-4.
Martin County couldn't quite finish off Perquimans in their previous matchup on April 10th and fell 5-3. Can the Gators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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