Whale Branch is 0-5 against Branchville since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Whale Branch Warriors will head out on the road to take on the Branchville Yellow Jackets at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Whale Branch kicked off their season on the road on Tuesday and hit a couple of potholes. Their rough 15-0 loss to Bridges Prep might stick with them for a while.
Meanwhile, Branchville fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Calhoun Academy two weeks ago but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 3-2.
Branchville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Phalen, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Pendarvis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Whale Branch suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Branchville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Whale Branch avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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