The East Lincoln Mustangs will face off against the Stuart W. Cramer Storm at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Lincoln is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
While East Lincoln's win against Cherryville wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. East Lincoln narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cherryville 6-5.

Matthew Phuntek
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East Lincoln got a big performance out of Matthew Phuntek, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while going 2-for-4. Phuntek is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least two every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Brandon Washington, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Stuart W. Cramer never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over East Gaston. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Storm.
Stuart W. Cramer also got a great performance from Mason Price as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Stuart W. Cramer saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Jennings, who went 2-for-3 with one double. That's the most hits Jennings has posted since back in April of 2024.
Stuart W. Cramer pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for East Lincoln, their win bumped their record up to 3-0.
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