The Guelph Royals scored twice in the eighth inning to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-4 on Saturday during Intercounty Baseball League action at David E. Hastings Stadium.
Down by a run, Tristan Pompey and Noah Roberts both had RBI singles in the eighth inning to take the lead for good.
In the third inning, the Royals took advantage of some wild pitching to score three runs.
Yuki Narita earned the win. Royals starter Hector Yan was fantastic on the mound. In six innings of work, he had six strikeouts and gave up two runs on three hits. Marek Deska was tagged with the loss.
The Royals improve to 7-12. They host the first place Welland Jackfish tonight at 7:30 p.m.
