Softball Recap: Quartz Hill Makes It Three in a Row at Home

Royals

Previous 5 Games

03/17/25 vs San Fernando	10-0
03/11/25 vs Lancaster	2-0
03/07/25 @ Apple Valley	8-0
03/04/25 vs Antelope Valley	21-0
03/01/25 vs Louisville	8-0

Quartz Hill put their dominant pitcher on display in the team's fifth consecutive shutout on Monday. They never let the San Fernando Tigers get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by eight runs or more this season.

Dakota Ponder tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Brooklyn Terpstra was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Leanna Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.

Quartz Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matches they've averaged 13.4.

Quartz Hill's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.0 runs on average over those games. As for San Fernando, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Quartz Hill will challenge Knight at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. As for San Fernando, they are taking a road trip to square off against Wilson at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.