Oscar Smith is 0-10 against Great Bridge since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oscar Smith Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Great Bridge Wildcats at 5:45 p.m.
Oscar Smith lost 20-3 to Salem on Friday.
Meanwhile, Great Bridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Deep Creek on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Great Bridge.
Kassidy Dashiell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Great Bridge's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Cassie Kleier, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Oscar Smith's defeat dropped their record down to 2-11-1. As for Great Bridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Oscar Smith might still be hurting after the 16-0 loss they got from Great Bridge when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Great Bridge's Jensyn Koonce, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Now that Oscar Smith knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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