RICHMOND – The Spartans got an unexpected break in their varsity softball schedule Tuesday. The Spartans were slated to host Knob Noster that day at Southview Park. But the Missouri River Valley Conference East Division meeting was postponed because the Panthers are under a COVID-19 quarantine, Richmond coach Staci Maddux stated Wednesday by email. Richmond had played four games in three days before the break. The Spartans played three games Sept. 19 at the Laddonia Tournament, where they went 3-0 and took first, defeating host school Community 7-2, Highland 2-1 and North Calloway 8-5. “I was very proud of the … (girls’) performance,” Maddux stated. On Monday, the Spartans hosted Excelsior Springs in MRVC non-divisional action, falling 8-2. It was a one-run ballgame through the first five innings, as Excelsior Springs jumped out to a 3-0 firstinning lead and Richmond tacked up a run in the second and another in the third. The Tigers broke away with three runs in the sixth and two…