Rappahannock County will face off against the Colonial Beach Drifters at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, these teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Colonial Beach will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Rappahannock County extended their winning streak to four on Tuesday. Rappahannock County walked away with an 11-8 win over Eastern View. While Rappahannock County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Meanwhile, Colonial Beach got the win against The Carmel School on Wednesday by a conclusive 12-5. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Drifters' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Brett Barrett and Evan Steffey made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Barrett struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Steffey pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). At bat, Barrett went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI, while Steffey scored two runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-4. Steffey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Colonial Beach let Zachary Papanicolas and Kenneth Neitzey run wild. Papanicolas scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Neitzey scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. That's the most hits Papanicolas has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Chance Holmes, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Rappahannock County's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Colonial Beach, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Rappahannock County came out on top in a nail-biter against Colonial Beach when the teams last played back in April of 2019, sneaking past 7-6. Will Rappahannock County repeat their success, or does Colonial Beach has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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