Dixon Hits For Cycle As Royals Pummel Cards 14-4
Burlington, N.C. - The Royals displayed their killer offense on Thursday night in a 14-4 win over the Johnson City Cardinals.With no outs in the bottom of the second, David Hollie grounded into a double play that allowed Jake Means to score and put Burlington up 1-0. In the next at-bat,
Burlington, N.C. - The Royals displayed their killer offense on Thursday night in a 14-4 win over the Johnson City Cardinals.
With no outs in the bottom of the second,
It was in the bottom of the third when the Royals completely took over. Means reached on error to make the lead 3-0. Then, a
The Royals weren't done yet, though. In the bottom of the seventh,
The Cardinals did string some offense together in the top of the eighth. In total, Johnson City put up four runs on just one hit and cut its deficit to just eight runs.
However, Burlington tacked on more in the bottom of the eighth inning. Dixon, just a triple shy of the cycle, picked up the elusive three-bagger to lead off the inning. It's the first B-Royals cycle since
Royals right-hander
Burlington and Johnson City square off again on Friday night in game two of a three-game set. First pitch is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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