The Essex Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Middlesex Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Essex has three straight victories, Middlesex has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Essex beats Middlesex with 17 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Essex beat West Point on Wednesday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-2. Fans of the Trojans have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Kyran Howard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Howard was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Essex got a massive performance out of Noah Thompson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Hunter Byrd, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Middlesex fell victim to Rappahannock and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Raiders, falling 16-0.
Essex's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 9.9 runs thus far As for Middlesex, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Essex came out on top in a nail-biter against Middlesex in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Does Essex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Middlesex turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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