If Essex was feeling good fresh off their 11-1 takedown of Mathews last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Trojans took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Jamestown Eagles on Monday. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Keion Hence was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that he launched this season.
Essex's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Jamestown, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Essex will welcome Rappahannock at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Trojans 3, the Raiders 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Jamestown, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Bruton at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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