Spotsylvania and King George are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Knights will take on the Foxes at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Spotsylvania has seven straight wins, King George has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Wednesday, Spotsylvania got the win against Brooke Point by a conclusive 13-2. The result was nothing new for the Knights, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Jake Herbst
| 04/16/25 vs Brooke Point | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs James Monroe | 2 |
| 05/22/24 vs Powhatan | 1 |
| 04/24/24 vs Chancellor | 1 |
| 04/17/24 @ James Monroe | 1 |
Spotsylvania let Josh Perez and Jake Herbst run wild. Perez went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Herbst scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Herbst a new career-high in RBI (three). Jay Siefker also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Spotsylvania always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Brooke Point only posted an OBP of .348.
Meanwhile, King George came up short against Caroline on Tuesday and fell 9-4.
Spotsylvania's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for King George, their loss dropped their record down to 6-4.
Spotsylvania might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from King George when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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