On Thursday, Western Branch faced Great Bridge in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Western Branch Bruins' pitcher stepped up to hand the Great Bridge Wildcats a 6-0 shutout. Considering Western Branch has won six contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
The result came thanks to Gavin Biernot's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Western Branch got a big performance out of Seth Sadler, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Markise Smith, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Western Branch pushed their record up to 9-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Great Bridge, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-2.
Western Branch will be playing at home against Indian River at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Branch is facing Indian River at the right time seeing as Indian River is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Great Bridge, they will head out on the road to square off against Hickory at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
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