The Royal Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Kiona-Benton Bears at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Royal's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over Meridian.
Jill Allred
| 04/19/25 vs Meridian | 11 |
| 04/19/25 vs Elma | 10 |
| 04/15/25 vs College Place | 6 |
| 04/15/25 vs College Place | 10 |
| 04/12/25 vs Warden | 10 |
| + 8 more games |
Jill Allred was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 13 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That stolen base was her first of the season.
In other batting news, Michelle Woodward was excellent, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double. Those two hits gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Emerson Eilers, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Kiona-Benton made easy work of Connell on Tuesday and carried off a 9-1 win.
Kiona-Benton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Royal, their record now sits at 11-3.
Royal beat Kiona-Benton 10-6 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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