Baseball Game Preview: New Kent Trojans vs. York Falcons

Trojans

Runs

04/28/25 vs Grafton	2
04/25/25 @ Lafayette	4
04/23/25 vs Poquoson	2
04/18/25 @ Warhill	9
04/10/25 @ Smithfield	10
+ 7 more games

New Kent has gone 8-2 against York recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. New Kent is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.

New Kent took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Grafton 2-1. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Clippers: they've now won three in a row.

Jonah Sorrell looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, New Kent's win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Staskiel, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when York took on Jamestown on Friday. The Falcons fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 4-3. Falcons fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Eagles since on Friday.

New Kent's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for York, they now have a losing record of 5-6.

Everything went New Kent's way against York in their previous matchup back in March, as New Kent made off with a 9-1 victory. Do the Trojans have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Falcons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.