The Perquimans Pirates will face off against the East Wake Academy Eagles on Tuesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Perquimans comes in on four and East Wake Academy on 14.
Perquimans is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over Rosewood.
Maddux Thach spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jacob Askew, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Brady Shepherd was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday East Wake Academy sidestepped Voyager for a 7-5 win.
Tanner Robertson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit, only one earned run while striking out eight over 4.1 innings pitched. Robertson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances. Robertson was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Dylan Palmer was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple. Another player making a difference was Roy Morgan, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Perquimans has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for East Wake Academy, their victory was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-4.
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