The Tunstall Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Mecklenburg County Phoenix at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Tunstall made easy work of Bassett and carried off an 18-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tunstall.
Colby Eastwood made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. Eastwood has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Eastwood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Khamauri Mays was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Harper Lovelace was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mecklenburg County got the win against Magna Vista on Friday by a conclusive 11-1.
Tunstall is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. As for Mecklenburg County, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Tunstall came up short against Mecklenburg County in their previous matchup back in April, falling 8-5. Can Tunstall avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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