Softball Recap: Royal Find Success

While Royal's victory against College Place wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 win over the Hawks on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now won six in a row.

Jill Allred

Batters Struck Out

04/15/25 vs College Place	10
04/12/25 vs Warden	10
04/12/25 vs Adna	9
04/01/25 vs West Valley	10
03/25/25 vs Othello	13
+ 5 more games

Jill Allred made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in ten consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Lily Delarosa was incredible, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that she hit this season.

Royal's record now sits at 10-1. As for College Place, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Hawks beat Royal by a score of 7-3 later that day.