It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Halifax County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Tunstall Trojans out 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Halifax County.
For Tunstall's part, Colby Eastwood spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on ten hits. Eastwood has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Harper Lovelace was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenley Barbour, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Halifax County has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3-2 record this season. As for Tunstall, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Halifax County will take on Mecklenburg County at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Halifax County: 3.1, Mecklenburg County: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Tunstall, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Temple Christian at 5:30 p.m. Tunstall is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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