Royal and Sultana squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but Royal had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Sultans by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Highlanders have lost by just one run.
Dustin Dunnwoody was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Royal saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Nagy, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Royal is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 22-7. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Sultana, their win was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-3-1.
Royal does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sultana, they will square off against Loyola at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Sultans 3.5, the Cubs 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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