Baseball Recap: Make It Eight in a Row for Perquimans

Pirates

Previous Games

04/28/25 vs Gates County	9-4
04/22/25 vs Currituck County	7-2
04/21/25 vs Gates County	11-1
04/19/25 vs Pasquotank County	12-0
04/16/25 @ Gates County	14-2
+ 3 more games

Perquimans had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.9 runs) and they went ahead and made it eight on Monday. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Gates County Red Barons. That's two games straight that the Pirates have won by exactly five runs.

Walker Meads was excellent, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Jacob Askew, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

Perquimans was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in seven consecutive matches.

Perquimans pushed their record up to 19-4 with the win, which was their 11th straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Gates County, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-14.

Looking ahead, Perquimans will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Martin County at 6:00 p.m. The Gators' pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so the Pirates' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Gates County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.