Western Branch put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They never let the King's Fork Bulldogs onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. Western Branch might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five games by six runs or more this season.
Gavin Biernot looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts every time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Markise Smith was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Wright, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Western Branch pushed their record up to 7-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs per game. As for King's Fork, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Western Branch will head out on the road to challenge Lakeland at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for King's Fork, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Nansemond River at 5:45 p.m. King's Fork is facing Nansemond River at the right time seeing as Nansemond River is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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