Oscar Smith lost against Western Branch back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Oscar Smith Tigers lost 14-1 to the Western Branch Bruins. Oscar Smith has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Western Branch's part, they got a great performance from Ava Giacometti as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Giacometti has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Western Branch let Maddie Lemasters and Marissa Bernheimer loose on the outfield. Lemasters scored three runs while going 3-for-3, while Bernheimer scored three runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ashley Matthews, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Oscar Smith's defeat dropped their record down to 2-12-1. As for Western Branch, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-5.
Oscar Smith will head out on the road to face off against Great Bridge at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Great Bridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season. As for Western Branch, they will be playing at home against Nansemond River at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. Western Branch will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
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