Softball Recap: Royal Victorious

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Previous Games

04/28/26 - Home	10-1 W
04/28/26 - Home	5-4 W
04/29/25 - Away	19-2 W
04/29/25 - Away	23-5 W
05/18/24 - Home	3-1 W
+ 5 more games

While Royal's victory against Connell wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Knights had just enough and edged out the Eagles 5-4 on Tuesday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive win against them.

Jill Allred made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Allred was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.

Allred wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Emerson Eilers, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.

Royal's victory bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Connell, their loss dropped their record down to 11-6.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Royal beat the Eagles by a score of 10-1 later that day.