West Branch waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Claysburg-Kimmel Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. West Branch might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by nine runs or more this season.
Not much got past Makena Moore, who gave up just three hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Claysburg-Kimmel off the board. Moore has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Greysyn Gable was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. She has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Mallory Graham, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Claysburg-Kimmel's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Francona, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
West Branch's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 10-1.
West Branch will be playing in front of their home fans against Portage at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. West Branch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Claysburg-Kimmel, they are on the road again on Friday to play Southern Huntingdon County at 4:30 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southern Huntingdon County: 3, Claysburg-Kimmel: 1.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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