Spotsylvania dropped their record down to 13-6 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's seven-game streak of wins at home. They fell 5-0 to the King George Foxes. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Foxes this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 7-2 back in April.
Morgan Maslock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on nine hits.
As for King George, the win (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 15-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games.
On King George's side, Spotsylvania's batters probably weren't too happy with Kelsea Minter, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up a single walk). Minter has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, King George's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Smith, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Paige Headley was another, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Coming up, Spotsylvania will look to defend their home field on the 28th against Mechanicsville at 6:00 p.m. As for King George, they have already played their next matchup, a 3-2 victory against Eastern View on the 23rd.
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