Baseball Recap: Great Bridge Drops Highest Score of Season Against King's Fork

Wildcats

Team Score (Highest)

05/08/25 @ King's Fork	24
05/06/25 @ Indian River	16
04/29/25 vs Hickory	16
04/08/25 vs Indian River	11
04/03/25 vs Oscar Smith	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Great Bridge). They never let the King's Fork Bulldogs get on the board and left with a 24-0 victory on Thursday. Considering the Wildcats have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Jason Miller looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.

At the plate, Ryder Harrell was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and five RBI. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrew Griffin, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double.

Great Bridge always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .696. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

The win (which was Great Bridge's fifth in a row) raised their record to 14-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for King's Fork, they dropped their record down to 6-10 with the loss, which was their third straight at home.

Coming up, Great Bridge will square off against Deep Creek at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wildcats are facing the Hornets at the right time seeing as the Hornets are stuck on a 13-game losing streak. As for King's Fork, they will head out on the road to square off against Norview at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.