The Middlesex Chargers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Colonial Beach Drifters at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Middlesex nor Colonial Beach posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Tuesday, Middlesex had just enough and edged Essex out 2-1.
Magen Daniels spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings every time she's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Middlesex saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Libby Oliver, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Colonial Beach's offense. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Caroline on Wednesday. Colonial Beach has struggled against Caroline recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Middlesex's win bumped their record up to 3-0-1. As for Colonial Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Middlesex skirted past Colonial Beach 11-9 in their previous meeting back in March of 2017. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Colonial Beach's Hannah Butler, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and ten unearned) runs off six hits. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Middlesex to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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