The Royal Highlanders will head out on the road to square off against the Oak Park Eagles at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Royal's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Royal's offense. They came up short against Moorpark on Tuesday, falling 7-0.
Meanwhile, Oak Park hadn't done well against Camarillo recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the Scorpions a 1-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Not much got past Elle Samuels, who gave up just nine hits and racked up six Ks to keep Camarillo off the board. Samuels has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Oak Park's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Scupine, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Royal's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Oak Park, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Royal couldn't quite get it done against Oak Park when the teams last played back in March as they fell 16-12. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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