New Kent and Colonial Heights are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Trojans will challenge the Colonials on Tuesday. New Kent is coming into the game hot, having won their last 11 games.
New Kent is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top against York by a score of 6-1.
New Kent got a great performance from Robert Matthew Gentry as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and not a single walk). Gentry has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
Grayson Hobson
| 05/30/25 vs York | 3 |
| 05/16/25 vs Smithfield | 1 |
| 05/07/25 @ Bruton | 1 |
| 05/02/25 vs Tabb | 1 |
| 04/28/25 vs Grafton | 1 |
On the hitting side, New Kent let Tyler Warren and Grayson Hobson run wild. Warren went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI, while Hobson went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave Hobson a new career-high. Keegan Branch was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Hopewell typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Colonial Heights proved too difficult a challenge. They blew past the Blue Devils 7-1. The Colonials might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
New Kent pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Colonial Heights, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
New Kent beat Colonial Heights 4-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will the Trojans repeat their success, or do the Colonials have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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