Great Bridge is 2-8 against Hickory since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Great Bridge Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hickory Hawks at 5:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Great Bridge: 3.4, Hickory: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Great Bridge put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Indian River with a sharp 16-2 victory. 16 seems to be a good number for Great Bridge as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Gabbie Kleier was a standout: she went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Aubrey Steckline was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Hickory came up short against Grassfield on Tuesday and fell 9-6. The loss put an end to Hickory's undefeated start to the season.
Great Bridge now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hickory, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 5-1-1.
Great Bridge suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Hickory in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Great Bridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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