The Western Branch Bruins will square off against the James Madison Warhawks at 10:00 a.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Western Branch comes in on 11 and James Madison on 13.
Western Branch is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They never let Hylton get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Bruins, who have now won 14 matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Haylee Bandura
| 06/10/25 vs Hylton | 0 |
| 05/29/25 vs Landstown | 1 |
| 05/20/25 vs Deep Creek | 2 |
| 05/15/25 vs Nansemond River | 2 |
| 05/12/25 @ York | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Not much got past Haylee Bandura, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Hylton off the board. Bandura has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Maddie Lemasters, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI. She is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as she's now launched at least one in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Marissa Bernheimer, who went 2-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Western Branch was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hylton only posted a batting average of .182.
Meanwhile, James Madison was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Braddock on Tuesday, taking the game 5-1.
James Madison pushed their record up to 26-2 with the victory, which was their 29th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Western Branch, their victory bumped their record up to 22-3.
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