The Canyon Cowboys will venture away from home to challenge the Royal Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Canyon's tournament run continued when they took on Birmingham on Saturday. Canyon fell just short of Birmingham by a score of 4-3.
Jessica Carr spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits. Those hits marked the first that she allowed this season.
On the hitting side, Emily Torres made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. That stolen base was her first of the season.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Royal ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged out West Ranch 5-4. Winning may never get old, but the Highlanders sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Royal also let their pitcher toss all eight innings and she was also dialed-in: Julianna Galbraith gave up four earned runs on seven hits and racked up 12 Ks. Galbraith has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Skylar Gapol was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in RBI (two). Another player making a difference was Mikaela Jones, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Royal's record is now 5-2. As for Canyon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.
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