
Highlanders
| 04/04/26 vs Culver City | 6-2 |
| 04/02/26 vs West | 13-4 |
| 04/01/26 @ Santa Barbara | 7-2 |
Royal entered their tilt with Culver City on Saturday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Centaurs by a score of 6-2. This was payback for the Highlanders, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Royal gave Andrew O'Brien the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. O'Brien has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Jackson Lara was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Koby, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Royal was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Royal's win bumped their record up to 14-2. As for Culver City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11-1.
Coming up, Royal will challenge Moorpark at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Highlanders' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Musketeers have averaged an impressive 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Culver City, they will take on Hawthorne at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday.
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