The Colonial Beach Drifters will take on the Middlesex Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Colonial Beach has given up an average of 9.3 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Colonial Beach is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Rappahannock County on Thursday. They lost 11-2 to Rappahannock County.
Evan Steffey
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Colonial Beach saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Steffey, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Steffey has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. Brett Barrett also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Middlesex, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They put the hurt on Nandua with a sharp 16-1 victory last Saturday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Chargers' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Bryson Bulgin made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Bulgin was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Shane Glenn, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-4. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Henry Fleet was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Middlesex's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-4. As for Colonial Beach, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Colonial Beach beat Middlesex 6-3 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will the Drifters repeat their success, or do the Chargers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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