Topping the league

Royal City Knights up to No. 1 in fastpitch RPI

ROYAL CITY — There’s a new team on top of the WIAA’s Rating Percentage Index list for 1A fastpitch softball – the Royal Knights. “The girls have been working really hard, so we were excited to see that No. 1 come through,” Royal Head Coach Lisa Lawrence said. “But, we’re also not going to rest on our laurels. We’re going to put our head down and keep working to battle through the rest of the season. We’re about halfway through with our schedule, so we've got a ways to go to keep working and keep fine-tuning our game.” The WIAA’s RPI list is a formula that combines winning percentage (40%), opponent’s winning percentage (40%) and the winning percentage of a team’s opponents’ opponents (20%). The Knights are in the midst of a four-game win streak, and its lone loss of the season came in a non-league contest against 4A Eastmont (7-4 on March 30.)