The Mathews Blue Devils will head out on the road to take on the Colonial Beach Drifters at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Mathews was able to grind out a solid win over Westmoreland, taking the game 8-3. The victory was just what Mathews needed coming off of a 14-2 loss in their prior matchup.
Noah Wright was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Chris Buchanan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Colonial Beach beat Middlesex 7-3 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Colonial Beach.
Gary Tompkins made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over six innings pitched. Tompkins was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
In other batting news, Zachary Papanicolas was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Jaxson Delane was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Mathews made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-2. As for Colonial Beach, their record now sits at 2-0.
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