King George's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Eastern View Cyclones. This was payback for King George, who suffered a 2-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Kelsea Minter made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Minter has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Minter was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs and a triple.
In other batting news, Paige Headley was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
On Eastern View's side, Cailin Rendell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up 14 Ks.
At the plate, Eastern View saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sara Hopper, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Even though they lost, Eastern View didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 14 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as King George only tossed six.
King George's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-4. As for Eastern View, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-4.
King George will head out on the road to take on Caroline at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. King George is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Eastern View, they will be playing at home against Spotsylvania at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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