Football Recap: Tunstall Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Oct 28, 2024, 10:59am

Football Recap: Tunstall Trojans vs. Mecklenburg County Phoenix

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Tunstall was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at home and fell 51-8. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Phoenix are ranked 139th).

Jackson Gray was nothing short of spectacular for Mecklenburg County: he threw for 276 yards and four touchdowns on only 19 passes. Shemareon Rainey was Gray's top target, picking up 102 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

Tunstall's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Mecklenburg County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.

Coincidentally, both will both be playing George Washington the next time they take the field. Mecklenburg County will host George Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, while Tunstall will head out to face them at 7:00 p.m. on November 8th.

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