Royal hit North with a four-run first inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Saxons fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 7-5. The Saxons were not able to make up for their loss to the Highlanders from their previous meeting back in February of 2023.
Sei Nagashima made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Reed, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
This is the second loss in a row for North and nudges their season record down to 5-5. As for Royal, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Looking ahead, North will be playing at home against New Roads at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Royal, they will venture away from home to challenge Moorpark at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Highlanders 2.4, the Musketeers 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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