The Royal Highlanders will square off against the Rio Mesa Spartans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Royal has ten straight victories, Rio Mesa has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Royal beats Rio Mesa with two runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Royal had just enough and edged out Simi Valley 2-1 on Friday. The game was the first time the Highlanders have beaten the Pioneers on their field since March 8, 2023.
The team relied heavily on Zachary Nagy, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rio Mesa didn't have quite enough to beat Ashland on Monday and fell 4-2.
Royal pushed their record up to 10-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Rio Mesa, their loss dropped their record down to 2-11-1.
Royal beat Rio Mesa 6-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will Royal repeat their success, or does Rio Mesa has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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