The Tunstall Trojans will challenge the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Mecklenburg County will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Tunstall extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. The Trojans blew past Bassett 9-3. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against George Washington by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The Phoenix haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Aaron Thompson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Jake Wesson and Ethan Murray did most of the damage at the plate: Wesson went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Murray went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. Wesson is becoming a predictor of Mecklenburg County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Aidan Reed, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Tunstall's victory bumped their record up to 11-1. As for Mecklenburg County, their win bumped their record up to 4-6.
Tunstall came up short against Mecklenburg County in their previous matchup back in May of 2025, falling 7-3. Can the Trojans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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