After flying high against King's Fork last Tuesday, Western Branch came back down to earth. The Western Branch Bruins fell 7-2 to the Hickory Hawks on Thursday. Western Branch was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Hickory apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2023.
Western Branch saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kassidy Oneail, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI. Oneail has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
Western Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 8-5. As for Hickory, the win was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1-1.
Western Branch will be playing at home against Nansemond-Suffolk Academy at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Nansemond-Suffolk Academy is coming into the contest with ten straight victories on the road, so Western Branch will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Hickory, they will take on Nansemond River at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Hickory's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Nansemond River's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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