The Great Bridge Wildcats will stay at home for another game and welcome the First Colonial Patriots at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Great Bridge: 3.3, First Colonial: 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Great Bridge's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bayside and snuck past 2-0.
Not much got past Kassidy Dashiell, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Bayside off the board. Dashiell has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Great Bridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bayly Yerigan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, First Colonial unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell just short of Ocean Lakes by a score of 2-1. First Colonial was red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the five contests prior) but Ocean Lakes' pitchers proved too tough.
Great Bridge's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-7. As for First Colonial, their loss ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-4.
Monday's matchup will be a test for both team's pitchers. Great Bridge hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .346. However, it's not like First Colonial struggles in that department as they've averaged .434. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Great Bridge took their win against First Colonial when the teams last played back in May of 2017 by a conclusive 10-1. Does Great Bridge have another victory up their sleeve, or will First Colonial turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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