Perquimans is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Martin County is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Perquimans Pirates will take on the Martin County Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Perquimans: 3.4, Martin County: 0.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought contest, but Perquimans had to settle for an 8-7 defeat against South Central.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Martin County gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Gates County a 15-0 shutout. Martin County's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last five matchups.
Whitney Stevens was incredible, going 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Izzy Williams, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perquimans' loss dropped their record down to 17-8. As for Martin County, their victory bumped their record up to 21-1.
Perquimans came out on top in a nail-biter against Martin County when the teams last played two weeks ago, sneaking past 10-9. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Martin County's Peyton Lane, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Perquimans still be able to contain Lane? There's only one way to find out.
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