The Western Branch Bruins will head out on the road to challenge the Hickory Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Hickory is hoping to do on Thursday what King's Fork couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Western Branch's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Western Branch was the clear victor by a 17-2 margin over King's Fork.
Gavin Biernot looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Western Branch got a massive performance out of PJ Tone, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Jacob Wright was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Lakeland typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Hickory proved too difficult a challenge. Everything went their way against the Cavaliers as they made off with a 9-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Hickory sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Brayden Bachman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Eli Kraft, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Western Branch's victory bumped their record up to 12-2. As for Hickory, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-6-1.
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