The Perquimans Pirates will head out on the road to take on the Gates County Red Barons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Perquimans is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.7 runs per game this season.
Perquimans took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 7-3 win over Martin County.
Cameron Goodrow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sean Saunders, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Gates County put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Bertie 10-0. Winning may never get old, but Gates County sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Perquimans has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for Gates County, they pushed their record up to 13-6 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Perquimans couldn't quite finish off Gates County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 5-3. Can Perquimans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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