The Connell Eagles will square off against the Royal Knights at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Friday, Connell didn't have quite enough to beat Cashmere and fell 13-12. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Royal had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Bears by a score of 12-8.
Royal got a massive performance out of Emerson Eilers, who went 2-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most RBI Eilers has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Delarosa, who went 3-for-5 with one home run and two runs.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Royal kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in three consecutive matchups.
Royal's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Connell, their loss dropped their record down to 9-5.
Connell couldn't quite finish off Royal in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 3-1. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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