Colonial Beach extended their losing streak to six on Thursday, dropping them down to 2-9. They came up short against the Westmoreland Eagles, falling 12-2. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Eagles this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 8-7 on Tuesday.
Colonial Beach saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trentin Holmes, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Westmoreland, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games.
On Westmoreland's side, Brandon Pickeral was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Pickeral was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
In other batting news, Westmoreland got a massive performance out of Kaiden Fauntleroy, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Gage Jones, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
Colonial Beach and Westmoreland could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Drifters (ranked 344th) will meet Rappahannock (ranked 97th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Westmoreland will challenge Lancaster at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank disadvantage (354 vs. 158).
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