Softball Preview: Eastern View Cyclones vs. Caroline Cavaliers
Eastern View and Caroline are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Eastern View Cyclones will head out on the road to face off against the Caroline Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Eastern View is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
In what's become a running theme this season, Eastern View gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Courtland as Eastern View made off with a 13-3 win. That's two games straight that Eastern View has won by exactly ten runs.
Cailin Rendell made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Rendell has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Rendell was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sara Hopper, who fired off two home runs, four runs, and five RBI while going 4-for-4. Jordan Werth was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
Caroline might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 7-2 to Spotsylvania, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Caroline has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Eastern View pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Caroline, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Eastern View was able to grind out a solid win over Caroline when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 6-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern View since the team 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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