There's no place like home for Royal, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Simi Valley Pioneers on Friday. That's more bragging rights for Royal, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Julianna Galbraith spent all nine innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mrdah Murali was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Yadira Montes, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Simi Valley's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alaina Foreman, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Royal pushed their record up to 9-5 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Simi Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-9.
Royal will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Righetti at 12:30 p.m. on April 4th. Royal's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Righetti's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Simi Valley, they will head out on the road to square off against Santa Paula at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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