The Westmoreland Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Colonial Beach Drifters at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Westmoreland has seven straight wins, Colonial Beach has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Westmoreland can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They blew past Essex 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Westmoreland considering their two-run performance the game before.
Emma Burgess made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Burgess has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Burgess was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Whitnee Rotenizer was incredible, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Brittney Rose was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Colonial Beach suffered a rough 11-1 loss at the hands of Lancaster on Tuesday.
Colonial Beach saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brooklynn Delane, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Westmoreland's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Colonial Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Colonial Beach's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Westmoreland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Colonial Beach, though, as they've been averaging only 2.9. Will Westmoreland keep running through batters, or will Colonial Beach buck the trend?
Everything went Westmoreland's way against Colonial Beach in their previous matchup on April 9th as Westmoreland made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Westmoreland 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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