Baseball Game Preview: Lancaster Red Devils vs. Colonial Beach Drifters

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Previous Games

04/14/26 - Home	9-4 W
05/15/25 - Away	14-2 W
05/12/25 - Home	10-0 W
05/12/25 - Home	10-0 W
05/09/24 - Away	1-3 L
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Lancaster is 8-2 against Colonial Beach since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Red Devils will square off against the Drifters at 5:00 p.m. Lancaster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Colonial Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

If Lancaster beats Colonial Beach with nine runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Red Devils beat the Drifters on Tuesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 9-4. The Red Devils haven't had any issues with the Drifters recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.

For Colonial Beach's part, Zachary Papanicolas made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Papanicolas is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged two or more in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Bret Barrett, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Lancaster's victory bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Colonial Beach, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-5.