The Essex Trojans will head out to take on the Westmoreland Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Essex has given up an average of 12.3 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
13 must be Essex's lucky number: they beat Lancaster with that score not once but twice on Wednesday. The Trojans beat the Red Devils by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 13-12. The win continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Red Devils: they've now won six in a row.
Rappahannock hit Westmoreland with a four-run fifth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders. The Eagles have struggled against the Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Westmoreland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Burgess, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That home run was Burgess' first of the season. Olivia Gallagher was another, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Essex pushed their record up to 8-9-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.0 runs over those games. As for Westmoreland, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-8.
Essex suffered a grim 15-1 defeat to Westmoreland when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Trojans avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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