Carolina Royals came into Saturday's match having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mallard Creek Mavericks a 2-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory was just what Carolina Royals needed coming off of a 15-0 loss in their prior contest.
Carolina Royals got a great performance from Mason Jones as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. David Rowles picked up the save, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Carolina Royals' win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luke Miller, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
Carolina Royals' victory bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Mallard Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-5.
Carolina Royals is on the road again on Monday to play Cannon at 1:00 p.m. As for Mallard Creek, they will take on Charlotte Country Day School at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
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