Westmoreland and Colonial Beach are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. After both having extra time off, the two teams will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colonial Beach took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Westmoreland, who comes in off a win.
Westmoreland came into Friday's contest having lost 15 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Mathews 4-2. Westmoreland's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Colonial Beach fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Essex last Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 2-1. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Colonial Beach has scored all season.
Colonial Beach saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gary Tompkins, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Tompkins has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Westmoreland made their fans wait, but they earned their first win of the season to make their record 1-3. As for Colonial Beach, their loss was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-3.
Westmoreland couldn't quite finish off Colonial Beach in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 12-10. Can Westmoreland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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