Softball Preview: Queen Creek Bulldogs vs. Desert Vista Thunder
Queen Creek and Desert Vista are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2016, but likely not for long. The Queen Creek Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Desert Vista Thunder at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Queen Creek will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Queen Creek can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Gilbert as Queen Creek made off with a 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Queen Creek considering their two-run performance the game before.
Jenae Berry was a standout: she scored two runs while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Cecelia Marquez, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Desert Vista faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Tuesday. Desert Vista fell just short of Queen Creek by a score of 2-0. Desert Vista has struggled against Queen Creek recently, as their matchup on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Olivia Kingery was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Queen Creek is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. As for Desert Vista, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Queen Creek hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Desert Vista struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Queen Creek skirted past Desert Vista 2-0 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will Queen Creek repeat their success, or does Desert Vista have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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