On Thursday, the Royal Highlanders were able to grind out a solid victory over the Ontario Christian Knights, taking the game 6-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Royal.
Isaiah Tillman was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched four innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits (he also only allowed one walk). Tillman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Dean Barkman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned run off two hits.
Tillman wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Caden Sramek, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Ontario Christian's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was LOGAN ESCOTO, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Even though they lost, Ontario Christian didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Royal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Ontario Christian, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home.
Royal is on the road again on Wednesday to play Oak Park at 3:30 p.m. The last three games Oak Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Ontario Christian, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Paraclete at 10:30 a.m. Paraclete's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Ontario Christian's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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