The Colonial Beach Drifters will be playing at home against the Rappahannock Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five losses in a row, Colonial Beach finally turned things around against Lackey on Monday. Colonial Beach's pitcher stepped up to hand Lackey a 5-0 shutout.
Lackey's batters probably weren't too happy with Gary Tompkins, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 12 Ks (he gave up four walks).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jaxson Delane, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Steffey, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Rappahannock gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They beat Lancaster by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-1. Rappahannock's win was all the more impressive since Lancaster was averaging only 3.47 runs allowed on the season.
Colonial Beach's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 4-8. As for Rappahannock, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Colonial Beach suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Rappahannock in their previous meeting on April 11th. Will Colonial Beach have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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