It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Royal ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 win over the Santa Monica Vikings. The victory continues a trend for the Highlanders in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won three in a row.
Isaiah Tillman was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. What's more, he posted four strikeouts, the most he's had since back in February. He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
In other pitching news, Royal got a great performance from Dustin Dunnwoody as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (and only one walk). Dunnwoody has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Peyton Visage
| 03/28/25 @ Santa Monica | 2 |
| 03/04/25 vs Channel Islands | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Canyon | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Ontario Christian | 1 |
| 02/27/24 vs Santa Monica | 1 |
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Visage, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Zachary Nagy, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Royal's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Santa Monica, with the loss, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-5.
Royal has already played their next matchup, a 7-6 defeat against El Segundo on the 29th. As for Santa Monica, they will square off against Hawthorne at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hawthorne has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.33 runs per game on average), something Santa Monica will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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