Gates County can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They put the hurt on North East Carolina Prep with a sharp 16-2 victory. 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.
Gracie Tatem made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Tatem was even better at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Gates County let Kyndall Banks and London Barber loose on the outfield. Banks scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Barber went 1-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexis Bartoli, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
On North East Carolina Prep's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Shannon Jeffreys, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Gates County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. As for North East Carolina Prep, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Gates County beat North East Carolina Prep by a score of 16-1.
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