Baseball Recap: Bunn Comes Up Short

Wildcats

Previous 5 Games

03/17/26 @ South Central	2-3
03/13/26 @ Cleveland	14-8
03/11/26 vs American Leadership Academy-Johnston	12-5
03/10/26 @ American Leadership Academy-Johnston	5-4
03/06/26 vs South Central	2-6

Bunn dropped down to 5-2 on Tuesday, ending the team's three-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the South Central Falcons by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 14 runs in the game before, the Wildcats couldn't push the score so high this time.

As for South Central, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 6-0. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they've averaged 9.8 runs this season.

For South Central's part, Chase White tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. White has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyce Thompson, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That double marked the first that he has hit this season.

Bunn and South Central should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps North Carolina Rankings. The Wildcats will face off against Franklinton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (50 vs. 207). Meanwhile, South Central (ranked second) will meet Greene Central (ranked 142nd) at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Falcons 1.5, the Rams 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.