Currituck County is 10-0 against Manteo since March of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Currituck County Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Manteo Redskins at 6:00 p.m. Currituck County is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
While Currituck County's victory against Camden County wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Currituck County skirted past Camden County 5-3.
Currituck County's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Braden Williams, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Barth, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Manteo fell victim to a tough 11-2 defeat at the hands of First Flight on Thursday. Manteo has not had much luck with First Flight recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Manteo saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Brown, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Currituck County's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Manteo, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Currituck County has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Manteo struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8 per game. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Currituck County's way against Manteo when the teams last played back in March of 2023 as Currituck County made off with a 12-1 win. Does Currituck County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Manteo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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