Great Bridge entered their tilt with First Colonial with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They had just enough and edged the First Colonial Patriots out 4-3. That's more bragging rights for Great Bridge, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kassidy Dashiell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Great Bridge's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was LB Scott, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On First Colonial's side, Katie Beck was huge no matter where she played even without the win. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off two hits. Beck was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double.
Great Bridge's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for First Colonial, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-5.
Great Bridge will head out on the road to challenge Grassfield at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Grassfield will roll in looking for their 17th straight win, something Great Bridge surely won't give up without a fight. As for First Colonial, they will be playing at home against Salem at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. First Colonial is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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