Great Bridge waltzed into their game on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They beat the Hickory Hawks by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 7-3. For Great Bridge, this counts as revenge for the 9-2 loss Hickory walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Hickory's part, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Vinarov, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Redding, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Great Bridge's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs per game. As for Hickory, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
Great Bridge will be playing at home against Nansemond River at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Great Bridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Nansemond River's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Hickory, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Oscar Smith at 5:45 p.m.
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