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Recap

The Rockville Royals squeaked by the A&A Office Solutions Phillies 2-1 in 8 innings. Bill Riggieri was a monster on the mound, going all 8 striking out 12, walking none, giving up only 5 hits and only an unearned run. Nico for the Phillies matched Riggieri through 7 giving up only one run and striking out 10. Both teams were held off the board until the top of the 5th, when Locke reached on a two base error, then later scored on a errant pickoff. In the bottom of the 5th, the Royals responded with a double by Tim Field, who moved to third on a single by Joe “Junior” Antonelli (2-3 on the day) and scored on a RBI groundout by Jesse Wilkinson. Jay Botti walked to lead off the bottom of the 8th, went to second on a great bunt by Bill Riggieri who also reached base, and later pinch runner Scott Clouser plated the winning run on an error in a wild game from start to finish.