Baseball Game Preview: Millbrook Pioneers vs. Handley Judges

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Previous Games

03/28/25 - Away	3-1 W
05/08/24 - Home	9-3 W
04/08/24 - Away	2-3 L
05/16/23 - Home	8-2 W
04/06/23 - Away	7-1 W
+ 5 more games

Millbrook is 9-1 against Handley since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Pioneers will host the Judges at 6:00 p.m.

Millbrook fell victim to Brentsville District and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Tigers. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Handley). They blew past Manassas Park 19-2 on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Judges considering their two-run performance the game before.

Jake Swartz made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Swartz was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Handley got a big performance out of Eli Shelton, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those three runs gave Shelton a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Charlie Allen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Handley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Handley's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-9. As for Millbrook, they now have a losing record of 6-7.

Millbrook came out on top in a nail-biter against Handley in their previous matchup back in March, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Pioneers repeat their success, or do the Judges have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.