Gates County can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Tarboro Vikings a 16-0 shutout. 16 seems to be a good number for Gates County as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Camryn Piland was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Piland has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Piland was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Gracie Tatem was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Alexis Bartoli, who scored three runs while going 2-for-2.
Gates County's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15.3 runs. As for Tarboro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
Gates County will be playing at home against Franklin at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Franklin has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Tarboro, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Perquimans at 4:30 p.m. on April 9th.
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