The Summit SkyHawks will face off against the Royal Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Summit 2.9, Royal 1.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Summit's offense. They fell just short of Lakeridge by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the SkyHawks have suffered since March 6th.
Meanwhile, Royal waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Eagles get on the board and left with a 17-0 victory. The Highlanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Dustin Dunwoody got the start for Royal and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over four innings pitched. Dunwoody has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Colten Rainer, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Stout, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.
Royal kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in seven consecutive contests.
This is the second loss in a row for Summit and nudges their season record down to 9-7. As for Royal, their win bumped their record up to 11-1.
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