Gates County played in-conference for the first time on Tuesday and they got just the result they were looking for. They walked away with a 6-2 win over the Tarboro Vikings. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
James Rountree made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
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In other batting news, Lyric Pittman and James Riddick did most of the damage at the plate: Pittman scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Riddick scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Those two stolen bases gave Riddick a new career-high. Jack Greene also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Gates County's victory ended a six-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-6. As for Tarboro, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-3.
Gates County didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-1 defeat against Bear Grass Charter on the 26th. As for Tarboro, they will square off against Gates County at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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