While pouring rain cancelled baseball games across the Lower Mainland last weekend, the weather cleared up on Sunday just long enough for the Ridge Meadows rep squads to squeeze in a pair of double-headers.
The Ridge Meadows Royals midget AAA baseball team bounced back from a controversial 2-1 road loss to the Chilliwack Cougars last Wednesday with a win and a tie in their double-header with the Coquitlam A’s Sunday at the Albion Sports Complex in Maple Ridge.
Game 1 saw the teams tie 4-4, before the Royals bats awoke in Game 2 for a 7-1 victory.
With the win, the midget Royals are now 20-4-1 this season, and are fourth in the B.C. Minor Baseball standings with a record of 9-3 in league play.
After winning 13 straight games, the midget squad has gone 5-3-1 in their last nine games, winning just two of their last five.
The midget Royals face the Cloverdale Spurs tonight at 7 p.m. at home.
The bantam AAA Royals also had a strong showing last weekend, sweeping the North Shore Twins in their double-header Sunday afternoon at the Pitt Meadows Athletics Fields.
The Royals edged the Twins in their first game of the day 3-2, before shellacking them 11-3 in the second game.
After winning just two of their first 10 games, the bantam Royals have now rattled off seven straight victories to stand at 9-5-3 so far this year. The bantam Royals are currently fourth in the B.C. Minor Baseball standings with a league record of 5-1-1.
In junior men’s action, the Ridge Meadows Royals dismantled the Ridge Meadows Expos 8-1 in an evening game at the Albion Sports Complex, Sunday night. The junior Royals are tied for tops in the league with a perfect 3-0 record so far this season.
The Ridge Meadows Mudhens, meanwhile, topped the Coquitlam/Moody Reds 9-5 at home at Albion, Sunday afternoon.
