Friday just wasn't the day for Eastern View's offense. They lost 7-0 to the Spotsylvania Knights on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Eastern View in their matchups with Spotsylvania: they've now lost six in a row.
Eastern View saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Branson James, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Spotsylvania's side, not much got past Nolan Alford, who gave up just six hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Eastern View off the board. Alford has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Ben Accors was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jake Herbst, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Eastern View's defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Spotsylvania, their win bumped their record up to 12-4.
Eastern View will head out on the road to challenge Culpeper County at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Culpeper County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Eastern View's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Spotsylvania, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against James Monroe at 6:00 p.m.
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