The Martin County Gators will face off against the Perquimans Pirates at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Martin County will be strutting in after a victory while Perquimans will be coming in after a defeat.
Perquimans will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Martin County extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Gators put the hurt on Bertie with a sharp 14-1 win. The Gators might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 14 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Perquimans unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of First Flight.
Maddux Thach was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Thach was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Thach wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nixon Winslow, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Winslow also hit a double, marking his first of the season.
Martin County pushed their record up to 15-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Perquimans, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Martin County might still be hurting after the 10-3 defeat they got from Perquimans when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Gators avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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