Softball Game Preview: El Camino Real Royals vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

Royals

Runs

05/07/25 @ Granada Hills Charter	1
05/02/25 @ Chatsworth	17
04/30/25 @ Birmingham	2
04/25/25 @ Taft	16
04/23/25 vs Cleveland	12
+ 18 more games

El Camino Real is a perfect 10-0 against Cleveland since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Royals will face off against the Cavaliers at 3:00 p.m. El Camino Real is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.

El Camino Real is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Granada Hills Charter on Wednesday. They came up short against the Highlanders, falling 11-1. The Royals haven't had much luck with the Highlanders recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Senia Gutierrez was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one triple and one run.

Meanwhile, Cleveland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 13th straight loss. They lost 21-4 to Birmingham.

Skylar Lamb made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Kylie Preis, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple.

El Camino Real's defeat dropped their record down to 12-11. As for Cleveland, their loss dropped their record down to 2-17.

Cleveland's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: El Camino Real hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .344. It's a different story for Cleveland, though, as they've only averaged .246. Will they be able to contain El Camino Real's hitters?

Everything went El Camino Real's way against Cleveland in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as El Camino Real made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.