College Place was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 15-5 to the Royal Knights. The result was an unpleasant reminder to College Place of the 6-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on Tuesday.
For Royal's part, Jill Allred made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Allred has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Allred was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with four RBI and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Randi Allred, who fired off two home runs and six RBI while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Audrey Bergeson, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a double.
College Place's loss dropped their record down to 7-5. As for Royal, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-9.
College Place will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Zillah at 11:00 a.m. Zillah is coming into the game with four straight wins at home, so College Place will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Royal will take on Kiona-Benton at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams will come into the contest having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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