The Essex Trojans will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the West Point Pointers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Essex is leaving town to face West Point after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Essex came up short against Mathews on Wednesday, falling 23-11. Trojans fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Blue Devils since on Wednesday.
Essex saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Makiryn Williams, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another was Malajiah Carey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last four times West Point and Lancaster have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Tuesday. West Point fell just short of Lancaster by a score of 4-3.
Terrah Henrich was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Everything went Essex's way against West Point in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Essex made off with a 17-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Essex 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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