In what's become a running theme this season, Western Branch gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Nansemond River Warriors with a sharp 8-1 win. The victory was nothing new for Western Branch as they're now sitting on four straight.
Kassidy Oneail spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Marissa Bernheimer, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Matthews, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Western Branch has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Nansemond River, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Western Branch will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Deep Creek at 5:45 p.m. Deep Creek will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Nansemond River, they will head out on the road to square off against Nandua at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Nandua's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Nansemond River's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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