The Essex Trojans will challenge the Northumberland Indians at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Essex 3.9, Northumberland 0.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Essex is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They never let Franklin get on the board and left with a 19-0 win on Monday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by seven runs or more this season.
Aden Mcgrit
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Aden Mcgrit made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Mcgrit was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Essex let James (Jay) Jeter and Hunter Byrd run wild. Jeter went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base, while Byrd went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. Essex is undefeated when Jeter posts two or more runs, but 3-5 otherwise. Kameron Gaines was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Essex kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Franklin didn't got any hits.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last five contests, Northumberland finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell just short of Lancaster by a score of 3-2. Surprisingly, this marked the Indians' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
With the victory, Essex broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 6-5. As for Northumberland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 9-1.
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