
Pirates
03/12/25 vs Northside - Pinetown | 15-2 |
03/06/25 @ Currituck County | 14-4 |
03/04/25 vs Pasquotank County | 16-1 |
02/28/25 vs Holmes | 12-8 |
02/26/25 @ Hertford County | 11-0 |
Perquimans waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They blew past the Northside - Pinetown Panthers 15-2. The Pirates have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.
Evan Conway made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Will Rucker, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Sean Saunders also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Perquimans always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .576. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Northside - Pinetown only posted an OBP of .316.
Perquimans' win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Northside - Pinetown, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Coming up, Perquimans will take on J.H. Rose at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. J.H. Rose's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Perquimans' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Northside - Pinetown, they will square off against Southside at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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