After flying high against Caroline on Tuesday, Eastern View came back down to earth. The Cyclones fell just short of the Courtland Cougars by a score of 3-1 on Thursday. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Cougars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-1 back in April.
Eastern View has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-7 record this season. As for Courtland, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-4.
Eastern View and Courtland should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Cyclones will face off against James Monroe at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday with a big rank advantage (100 vs. 301). Meanwhile, Courtland (ranked 72nd) will meet Stafford (ranked 227th) at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 2.8, the Indians 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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