It'll be a Battle of the Birds when Royal Falcons face off against Fort Bend Willowridge Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Royal is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Royal will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Fort Bend Willowridge, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Royal was the clear victors by a 19-9 margin over Fort Bend Willowridge on Tuesday. The Falcons not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since March 10, 2024.
Kyle Rogers
| 03/18/25 vs Fort Bend Willowridge | 4 |
| 04/09/24 vs Wharton | 3 |
| 03/08/25 vs Westbury | 2 |
| 03/04/25 @ Rice Consolidated | 1 |
| 02/24/25 @ Eisenhower | 1 |
Kyle Rogers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run but no hits. He has become a key player for Royal: the team is undefeated when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-4-1 otherwise. Rogers was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and two stolen bases. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (four).
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alejandro Diaz, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. Steven Barley was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances.
Royal always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .609. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Royal has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-4-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. Fort Bend Willowridge is on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-10.
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