The Royals, who lost to the Rebels in last year's state tournament, broke a scoreless tie in the sixth with two manufactured runs en route to a 4-1 victory.
Jack Horman(23) of Woodbury flew home to score a run in the 7th inning. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii, Star Tribune)
Watch at 6:30 p.m. on startribune.com: Utah commit Blake Eckerle and the No.8-ranked Bears take on Miami commit Andrew Gette the No. 4 Mustangs in a Class 4A tilt at Target Field.