The Royal Highlanders will take on the Ventura Cougars at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The timing is sure in Royal's favor as the squad sits on nine straight wins at home while Ventura has been banged up by 14 consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
On Wednesday, Royal earned a 4-1 win over La Canada. That's two games straight that the Highlanders have won by exactly three runs.
Colton Dunwoody
| 04/29/26 vs La Canada | 5 |
| 04/08/26 vs Moorpark | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Foothill Tech | 2 |
| 03/10/26 @ North | 2 |
| 04/15/26 @ Camarillo | 1 |
Colton Dunwoody got the start for Royal and what a start it was: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Dunwoody a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, Royal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Parker Visage, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Ventura's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rio Mesa on Tuesday.
Ventura's defeat dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Royal, their victory bumped their record up to 20-3.
Ventura's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Royal hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .323. It's a different story for Ventura, though, as they've only averaged .243. Will they be able to contain Royal's hitters? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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