In what's become a running theme this season, Royal gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Kiona-Benton Bears as the Royal Knights made off with an 11-1 win. Winning may never get old, but Royal sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Jill Allred made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Allred has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Allred was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Audrey Bergeson and Raegan Wardenaar did most of the damage at the plate: Bergeson went 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and a triple, while Wardenaar scored four runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jaya Griffin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3.
Royal pushed their record up to 12-9 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Kiona-Benton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Royal beat Kiona-Benton by a score of 11-1 later that day.
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