The James Wood Colonels will head out to face off against the Manassas Park Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (James Wood has ten straight wins, Manassas Park has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, James Wood earned an 8-3 victory over Strasburg.
Meanwhile, Manassas Park lost 19-2 to Handley on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 17 runs.
Ethan Casey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Xavier Tickle also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
James Wood's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Manassas Park, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10.
James Wood took their win against Manassas Park in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 23-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Colonels since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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