The Colonial Beach Drifters will head out to challenge the Fredericksburg Christian Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Colonial Beach has given up an average of 14.8 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Colonial Beach fell victim to Middlesex and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 13-0 to the Chargers. The Drifters haven't had much luck with the Chargers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Fredericksburg Christian entered their contest against Rappahannock on Tuesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Eagles took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Scarlett Whittaker was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and five unearned) runs off ten hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Rylie Johnson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Kaleigh Dillman also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Fredericksburg Christian suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 6-4. As for Colonial Beach, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Colonial Beach hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Fredericksburg Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Colonial Beach suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Fredericksburg Christian in their previous meeting last Tuesday. Can the Drifters avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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