Whale Branch was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 10-4 to the Battery Creek Dolphins. The game snapped a strange streak: the last three times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Whale Branch saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Franklin Lawton, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Elijah Hunt also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Whale Branch's record now sits at 2-11. As for Battery Creek, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Whale Branch will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Beaufort Academy at 6:00 p.m. on the 22nd. As for Battery Creek, they will take on Oceanside Collegiate Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Landsharks' pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so the Dolphins' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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