Gates County extended their losing streak to three on Monday, dropping their season record down to 7-14 in the process. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Perquimans Pirates. Unfortunately, that's the fourth time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, with their most recent loss being a 11-1 defeat last Monday.
Gates County saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lyric Pittman, who went 3-for-4 with one run. Another was Justin Powell, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Perquimans, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.5 runs on average over those games.
On Perquimans' side, Walker Meads was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Coley Drew, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Gates County does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Perquimans, they will square off against Martin County at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pirates 4, the Gators 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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