Gates County is 3-0 against Tarboro since September of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Gates County Red Barons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tarboro Vikings at 6:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
On Thursday, Gates County earned a 4-2 win over Perquimans.
Gates County hit Perquimans with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Robert Nicholson (2),
Jefferson Perez Molina, and
Jacob Collins.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Tarboro). Everything went their way against North Edgecombe on Thursday as Tarboro made off with a 9-1 victory. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Vikings with their most commanding win of the season.
Gates County is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-8-3 record this season. As for Tarboro, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-5-1.
Gates County was able to grind out a solid victory over Tarboro in their previous meeting on October 2nd, winning 4-2. Will Gates County repeat their success, or does Tarboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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