Walsingham Academy typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Western Branch proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Walsingham Academy Trojans. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Western Branch.
Gavin Biernot spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on nine hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Western Branch saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was PJ Tone, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Joshua Wright was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
On Walsingham Academy's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Harlow, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Western Branch's victory bumped their record up to 8-1. As for Walsingham Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Western Branch will head out on the road to face off against Lakeland at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Branch's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Lakeland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Walsingham Academy, they will be playing at home against Benedictine at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Benedictine: 2.4, Walsingham Academy: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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