Softball Preview: King George Foxes vs. Courtland Cougars
King George is 8-2 against Courtland since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The King George Foxes will look to defend their home field against the Courtland Cougars at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (King George has six straight wins, Courtland has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, King George gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Culpeper County as King George made off with a 14-4 win. That's two games straight that King George has won by exactly ten runs.
Kelsea Minter made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. Minter has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Minter was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bella Intihar, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Linsey Spillman, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Courtland had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Caroline on Tuesday.
Maddi Dunavant and Kaitlyn Malie did some serious damage despite the final result: Dunavant scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Malie scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
King George pushed their record up to 8-3 with that victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Courtland, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Courtland's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: King George has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Courtland, though, as they've been averaging 8.8. Given King George's sizable advantage in that area, Courtland will need to find a way to close that gap.
King George was able to grind out a solid win over Courtland when the teams last played on April 5th, winning 11-7. Will King George repeat their success, or does Courtland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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