The Eastern View Cyclones will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Caroline Cavaliers at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Caroline is hoping to do on Monday what Courtland couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Eastern View's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Eastern View's way against Courtland as Eastern View made off with a 9-3 win.
Cailin Rendell made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Rendell has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Rendell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kailyn Deal and Jayzmin Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Deal got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and two RBI, while Smith went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a run, and a double. Another player making a difference was Sara Hopper, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Caroline had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. Everything went their way against the Yellow Jackets as they made off with an 8-2 victory.
Tabby Garris spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Nya Howard was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. Briyah Powell was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Eastern View is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Caroline, their win bumped their record up to 11-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Monday. Eastern View hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Caroline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.4. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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