Douglas College strengthened its hold on second place in the Northwest Community College north region division with a double-header win over fourth-place Everett on Tuesday.
The Royals opened with a 10-2 victory, then came back in the late game with four runs on six hits in the seventh inning to rally for a 9-6 win at Everett.
Carling Hare recorded the win in Game 2, striking out five batters, while second base Marina De Angelis belted a three-run homer in the fourth inning that gave the visitors a short-lived 5-3 lead.
Everett tied the game with two runs in the bottom of the inning and then retook the lead with a one-run fifth.
In the top of the seventh, Taryn Uyeno batted in the game-winning runs with a two-run single. The Douglas rightfielder also scored her second run of the game later in the inning.
On the weekend, Douglas split a Saturday doubleheader with league-leading Bellevue, losing 14-2 before handing the Washington State team its first loss of the regular season 5-1 in the late game.
Kyla Myre recorded the win, allowing just six runs and striking out three.
Hillary Strelau and Iris Chow both scored runs on a game-winning, two-run Emi Nomura double in the opening inning.
Douglas is at home to Edmonds at Softball City on Saturday.
