Baseball Recap: Seven Straight Home Wins for Tarboro

Vikings

Margin (Wins)

03/24/25 vs Southeast Halifax	16
04/08/25 @ North East Carolina Prep	11
03/28/25 vs Gates County	10
03/21/25 @ Bertie	10
03/04/25 vs Rocky Mount	9

Tarboro owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the North East Carolina Prep Husky as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight games by seven runs or more this season.

Cole Craddock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Tarboro: the team is 7-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 3-4 otherwise.

In other batting news, Stephen Ribustello was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Tarboro's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 3-5 when he doesn't).

Tarboro pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for North East Carolina Prep, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-13.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Tarboro will challenge rival Martin County at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, North East Carolina Prep is set to face off against their familiar foe Bertie at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.