The Colonial Beach Drifters are taking a road trip to face off against the Northumberland Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Colonial Beach has now lost 11 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 27.
Colonial Beach lost 23-5 to Northumberland on Tuesday.
For Northumberland's part, Braylin Beauchamp was a major factor no matter where she played. She tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Beauchamp was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
In other batting news, Emmalee King was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with three runs, one double, and one RBI. Abigail Bates also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen bases of the season.
Northumberland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .756. The last time their OBP was this high was was before the start of last season.
The win made it two in a row for Northumberland and bumps their season record up to 10-3. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 6 runs in those games. As for Colonial Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-12.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Colonial Beach has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Northumberland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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