The Lancaster Red Devils will venture away from home to face off against the Essex Trojans at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
On Thursday, Lancaster came up short against Rappahannock and fell 10-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Raiders: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, Essex entered their tilt with Colonial Beach on Thursday with two consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Drifters get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won eight contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Keion Hence and James (Jay) Jeter did most of the damage at the plate: Hence went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles, while Jeter went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Those two doubles gave Hence a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Byrd, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Essex always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .526. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Colonial Beach only posted an OBP of .222.
Essex's win bumped their record up to 9-6. As for Lancaster, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Lancaster skirted past Essex 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Red Devils since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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