Essex is 8-2 against Colonial Beach since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Essex Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Colonial Beach Drifters at 2:00 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Essex fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against King William on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 4-3. Essex has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Colonial Beach was a bit more limited in their game on Tuesday. They fell victim to a rough 12-2 defeat at the hands of Spotsylvania.
Colonial Beach saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Combs, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Essex's record is now 3-3. As for Colonial Beach, their record now sits at 2-2.
Essex was able to grind out a solid win over Colonial Beach when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 8-5. Does Essex have another victory up their sleeve, or will Colonial Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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