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| 03/04/25 - Home | 21-0 W |
| 04/18/24 - Home | 15-0 W |
| 04/16/24 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 20-0 W |
| 04/11/23 - Home | 19-0 W |
| + 5 more games |
Quartz Hill is a perfect 10-0 against Antelope Valley since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Royals will head out to square off against the Antelopes at 3:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Quartz Hill has three straight wins, Antelope Valley has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Quartz Hill had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Eastside on Thursday. The Royals put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 13-3 victory. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 contests by eight runs or more this season.
Dakota Ponder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Leanna Medina and Nina Sepulveda did most of the damage at the plate: Medina went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and two doubles, while Sepulveda went 3-for-5 with one home run and five RBI. That's the most hits Medina has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Emily Cowan, who went 1-for-5 with four runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Antelope Valley lost 11-1 to Highland on Thursday.
Quartz Hill's win bumped their record up to 16-6. As for Antelope Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything went Quartz Hill's way against Antelope Valley in their previous matchup back in March, as Quartz Hill made off with a 21-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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