Softball Preview: Queen Creek Bulldogs vs. Desert Ridge Jaguars
The Queen Creek Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday. Queen Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
Queen Creek put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Desert Ridge as Queen Creek made off with an 11-1 victory.
The team relied heavily on Keira Weekly, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Alessia Velazquez, who went 2-for-4 with a triple and two RBI.
Queen Creek pushed their record up to 14-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Desert Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
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 1.2 home runs per game. However, it's not like Desert Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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