Softball Preview: Royal Highlanders vs. Oak Park Eagles
The Royal Highlanders will be playing at home against the Oak Park Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Royal's favor as the squad sits on four straight wins at home while Oak Park has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Friday, Royal earned an 8-4 victory over Simi Valley. That's two games straight that Royal has won by exactly four runs.
Julianna Galbraith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned runs on eight hits.
On the hitting side, Royal got a massive performance out of Josephine Gallo, who went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Mrdah Murali, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oak Park fell victim to Moorpark and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 11-0 walloping at the hands of the Musketeers.
Oak Park saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bella Jauregui, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Royal's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-5. As for Oak Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
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