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| 05/20/25 - Away | 3-7 L |
| 05/07/25 - Home | 1-3 L |
| 05/07/25 - Home | 1-3 L |
| 05/07/24 - Home | 5-4 W |
| 04/18/24 - Away | 3-2 W |
| + 5 more games |
Lancaster and Essex are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2022, but likely not for long. The Red Devils will welcome the Trojans at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lancaster's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Essex's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lancaster is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Rappahannock just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Essex had already won three in a row and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They came out on top against the Drifters by a score of 5-1.
Chase Bowman was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Essex's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-7 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jaylen Thornton, who earned one run and two stolen bases.
The victory got Essex back to even at 7-7. As for Lancaster, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 16-5.
Lancaster couldn't quite get it done against Essex in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 as they fell 7-3. Will the Red Devils have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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