
Royals
03/07/25 @ Denton | 20 |
02/28/25 vs Irving | 19 |
02/22/25 vs Azle | 15 |
02/14/25 vs North Garland | 15 |
03/01/25 @ Saginaw | 14 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Richland). They put the hurt on the Denton Broncos with a sharp 20-7 victory on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Royals in their matchups with the Broncos: they've now won nine in a row.
Stacy Jennings made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with two triples and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in triples.
In other batting news, Sam Aguilar was a standout: she scored five runs and stole Six bases. while going 4-for-5. Those six stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Chauncey Guerrero, who scored six runs while getting on base in all six of her plate appearances.
Richland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-3-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.7 runs over those games. As for Denton, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9-1.
Looking ahead, Richland will square off against Ryan at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Richland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Ryan's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Denton, it'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Denton Broncos challenge Grapevine Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grapevine is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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