Colonial Beach is 2-8 against Lancaster since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Colonial Beach Drifters will head out on the road to square off against the Lancaster Red Devils at 6:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Colonial Beach came up short against Northumberland and fell 12-7. Colonial Beach has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Chance Holmes and Jaxton Jett stepped up to the plate in a big way. Holmes scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Jett scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Evan Steffey, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Colonial Beach was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Lancaster had just enough and edged Essex out 3-2 on Thursday.
Colonial Beach's defeat dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Lancaster, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-4.
Colonial Beach came up short against Lancaster in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, falling 7-3. Can Colonial Beach avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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