Essex is 2-7 against King William since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Trojans will host the Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Essex 3.7, King William 1.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Essex played in-conference for the first time on Thursday and got just the result they were looking for. They came out on top against Northumberland by a score of 4-1.
Noah Thompson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits. Essex is 3-1 when Thompson allows one or fewer earned runs, but 4-5 otherwise.
Keion Hence
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| 03/27/25 vs Middlesex | 2 |
| 03/26/25 vs West Point | 2 |
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| 04/21/25 vs Franklin | 1 |
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Keion Hence, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. He has become a key player for Essex: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 3-6 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Kameron Gaines, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, King William waltzed into their match on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Panthers a 19-0 shutout. Considering the Cavaliers have won five contests by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
King William's win bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Essex, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
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