Softball Recap: Eastern View Cyclones vs. Spotsylvania Knights
Eastern View won the last time they faced Spotsylvania, and things went their way on Friday too. The Eastern View Cyclones narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Spotsylvania Knights 2-1.
Cailin Rendell was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over nine innings pitched. Rendell has been nothing but reliable: 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.
Eastern View is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. As for Spotsylvania, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6-1.
Eastern View will head out on the road to face off against Culpeper County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Culpeper County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Spotsylvania, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Chancellor at 6:00 p.m. Chancellor is coming into the contest with seven straight defeats on the road, meaning Spotsylvania will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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