Tunstall hasn't had much luck against Halifax County recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Trojans will take on the Comets at 6:00 p.m. Tunstall will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Tunstall's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Bassett 1-0. Those one runs were actually the fewest the Trojans have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Meanwhile, Halifax County got their first taste of in-conference action on Monday and they started things off strong. They blew past Martinsville 14-1. With that victory, the Comets brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Cole Bowen was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Eli Seamster was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Bowen wasn't the only one making solid contact: Halifax County kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for the Comets: they were averaging 5.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.8.
Tunstall's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games. As for Halifax County, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-7.
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