Royal had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They never let the Beckman Patriots onto the board and left with a 3-0 win on Thursday. The victory was familiar territory for Royal who now have four in a row.
Not much got past Julianna Galbraith, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Beckman off the board. Galbraith has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Royal saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Gapol, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Royal is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Beckman, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9-3.
Royal will challenge Charter Oak at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Charter Oak: 2.8, Royal: 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Beckman does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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