Softball Preview: Eastern View Cyclones vs. Culpeper County Blue Devils
Eastern View is 8-2 against Culpeper County since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Eastern View Cyclones will head out on the road to face off against the Culpeper County Blue Devils at 6:30 p.m. Eastern View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, it was close, but Eastern View sidestepped Spotsylvania for a 2-1 win.
Cailin Rendell was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over nine innings pitched. Rendell has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Rendell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Rendell wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jayzmin Smith, who went 1-for-4 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Culpeper County had to endure a six-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Albemarle with a sharp 10-3 victory on Friday.
Eastern View has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Culpeper County, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-13-1.
Eastern View took their victory against Culpeper County when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eastern View 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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