The Ocean Lakes Dolphins will head out to square off against the Great Bridge Wildcats at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Ocean Lakes will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Ocean Lakes' hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Tuesday, when they got past Kempsville's usually-dominant pitching crew. The Dolphins put the hurt on the Chiefs with a sharp 12-2 victory. The Dolphins might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Great Bridge suffered their closest loss since May 16, 2024 on Tuesday. They fell just short of Grassfield by a score of 3-1. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Bailey Bliven spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Great Bridge saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabbie Kleier, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles and one RBI.
Ocean Lakes pushed their record up to 15-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Great Bridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-5.
Ocean Lakes came up short against Great Bridge in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Dolphins avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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