With a playoff game on the line, Charter Oak rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Royal Highlanders and snuck past 5-3. Winning may never get old, but Charter Oak sure is getting used to it with their tenth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Jayla Brown, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lyla Caston, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Royal's side, Julianna Galbraith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Galbraith has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Mrdah Murali was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Royal didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Charter Oak only tossed five.
Charter Oak's win was their 13th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2-1. As for Royal, their loss dropped their record down to 14-8.
Charter Oak will head out on the road to challenge Agoura at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Agoura is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 10 runs per game this season. Royal does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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