Royal had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 4-10 to make it four. They lost 18-1 to the Freeman Golden Eagles. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Falcons couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Freeman, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-6-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games.
For Freeman's part, Jacob Toler made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Toler was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, Freeman got a massive performance out of Jordan Antonio, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Antonio a new career-high. Zach Perez was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
While Royal had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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