Western Branch has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the King's Fork Bulldogs at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Western Branch is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.5 runs per game this season.
Western Branch's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Grassfield on Thursday. They fell just short of the Grizzlies by a score of 2-0. The contest marked the first time this year in which Western Branch was not able to get on the board.
Kassidy Oneail spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, King's Fork won against Oscar Smith on Thursday with 21 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. Everything went King's Fork's way against Franklin as King's Fork made off with a 21-13 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for King's Fork.
Western Branch's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for King's Fork, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-7 record this season.
Everything went Western Branch's way against King's Fork in their previous matchup on April 9th as Western Branch made off with a 20-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Branch since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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