Eastern View and Spotsylvania are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Cyclones will welcome the Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Eastern View 1, Spotsylvania 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Eastern View is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering King George just ended the team's seven-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Foxes by a score of 1-0. The contest marked the first time this season in which the Cyclones were not able to get on the board.
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Cailin Rendell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered a run (which was unearned) on one hit and racked up 15 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Eastern View saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kierstin Settle, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double was Settle's first of the season.
Meanwhile, Spotsylvania had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Cavaliers.
Spotsylvania's win bumped their record up to 11-3. As for Eastern View, their loss dropped their record down to 11-2.
Eastern View was able to grind out a solid victory over Spotsylvania in their previous meeting back in April, winning 4-0. Will the Cyclones repeat their success, or do the Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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