The Colonial Beach Drifters will challenge Rappahannock County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Colonial Beach is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Colonial Beach needed a bit of extra time to put away Westmoreland. They had just enough and edged out the Eagles 11-9. 11 seems to be a good number for the Drifters as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Evan Steffey
| 04/17/25 vs Westmoreland | 6 |
| 04/02/25 vs The Carmel School | 4 |
| 04/08/25 vs Middlesex | 2 |
| 03/25/25 vs Northumberland | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Rappahannock | 1 |
Evan Steffey made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Those six strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Colonial Beach: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on George Oliver, who went 3-for-5 with five RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Chance Holmes also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Rappahannock County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost an 11-9 heartbreaker at the hands of Madison County.
Colonial Beach now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Rappahannock County, their loss dropped their record down to 6-6.
Colonial Beach suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Rappahannock County in their previous matchup on April 3rd. Will the Drifters have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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