After a stellar effort in game one, the Royals softball team dropped both games in a sunday doubleheader against the nationally ranked Emory & Henry Wasps

With the losses, EMU now sits at 2-14, 0-10 in conference play. The Wasps improve their record to 17-3 overall and 7-1 in the ODAC. They have now won five straight.

E&H 7, EMU 5

The first game of the day contained a great deal of excitment. The Wasps got out to an early lead, pushing across four in the top of the first. In the bottom of the frame, the Royals threatened by loading up the bases. Erin Keith (Stuart, Va./Patrick County) drew a walk, forcing in a run, but the Royals were unable to tack on.

EMU inched closer in the bottom of the second inning, capped off by a clutch RBI single from Sierra Lantz (Broadway, Va./Broadway). 

The Wasps' Morgan Silvis launched a round-tripper over the left field fence in the top of the third, extending their lead to 5-3.

Lantz struck again in the bottom of the fourth, knocking another single, scoring Emily Davis (King George, Va./Fredericksburg Christian). The run tied the game at 5-5 heading into the final frames of play. 

The Wasps tacked on two in the top of the sixth to push the score to its final tally of 7-5. 

Katelin Martin (Goochland, Va./Goochland) took over on the mound in the second inning and allowed just three runs, one of them being earned. 

Lantz and Bri Allen (Weyers Cave, Va./Fort Defiance) each had two hits in the contest. 

E&H 9, EMU 1

The first two innings were uneventful in the nightcap. In the third, the Wasps put up four runs, taking advantage of some key mistakes from the Royals. 

After the Wasps put up another run in the top of the fifth, the Royals notched their first hit of the day with a solo shot from Keith. 

That would be all the offense that the Royals could muster, sending the game to its final score of 9-1.

Becca Boone (Winchester, Va./James Wood) had the other hit for EMU in the game with a double. 

The Wasps' Alex Braun threw a gem, taking a no-hitter into the fifth inning before Keith's homerun. The senior ended the night with seven strikeouts in six innings of work.