Bruins
| 03/27/25 @ Deep Creek | 39 |
| 05/16/25 vs Oscar Smith | 17 |
| 05/22/25 @ King's Fork | 15 |
| 05/15/25 @ Nansemond River | 15 |
| 04/29/25 @ Indian River | 15 |
Western Branch's rock-solid pitcher showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. Everything went their way against the King's Fork Bulldogs as they made off with a 15-0 win. Considering the Bruins have won 11 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Western Branch got a great performance from Ian Taylor as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Taylor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Carter Walter was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Wilson Tone, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.
Western Branch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Western Branch has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for King's Fork, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 7-14.
As of now, neither Western Branch nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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