Knights
| 03/22/25 @ Zillah | 21-1 |
| 03/22/25 @ Zillah | 15-0 |
| 03/18/25 @ Wahluke | 14-1 |
| 03/18/25 @ Wahluke | 21-1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Cashmere | 20-13 |
| + 8 more games |
Royal put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 21-1 margin over the Zillah Leopards. Fans of the Knights have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Jill Allred made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with six RBI and two doubles. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Royal got a massive performance out of Avarie Hill, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave Hill a new career-high. Paige Christensen was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Royal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .512 or higher in seven consecutive games dating back to last season.
Royal pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Zillah, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Royal will challenge Othello at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Zillah, they will square off against Kiona-Benton at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Zillah will need to watch out since Kiona-Benton has now posted at least ten runs in their last four matchups.
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