Eastside extended their losing streak to five on Friday, dropping their season record down to 3-15-1 in the process. They lost 17-5 to the Quartz Hill Royals. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Royals this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-2 on Wednesday.
Eastside saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ramiro Magana, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI. Marvin Valle Jr also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Quartz Hill, the win got them back to even at 10-10. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
On Quartz Hill's side, Parker White made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave White a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two runs and two RBI. Quartz Hill is 3-1 when White posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise.
In other batting news, Quartz Hill let Ryder Perry and Marley Castaneda run wild. Perry went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Castaneda went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those three runs gave Perry a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jason Uribe, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Coming up, Eastside will welcome Palmdale at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The Falcons have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.21 runs per game on average), something the Lions will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Quartz Hill, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Windward at 11:00 a.m.
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