Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Twin Rivers

Royals

Margin (Wins)

04/01/25 vs Clarkton	20
04/01/25 vs Campbell	20
04/22/25 @ Naylor	16
04/17/25 vs Clearwater	16
03/27/25 vs Malden	15

While Twin Rivers put up plenty of runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Advance. The Royals blew past the Hornets 11-0. Considering the Royals have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.

Luke Hester made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, Bo Lilly was a standout: he went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Drew Solomon was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Twin Rivers hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Advance struck out 12 times.

The win was the third in a row for Twin Rivers, bringing their record up to 15-7. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Advance, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.

Looking ahead, Twin Rivers is taking a road trip to square off against Caruthersville at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Advance does not have any more games scheduled as of now.