Royals
| 03/19/26 @ Highland | 1 |
| 03/17/26 @ Lancaster | 11 |
| 03/12/26 @ Littlerock | 14 |
| 03/10/26 @ Antelope Valley | 19 |
| 03/07/26 vs Hart | 5 |
| + 4 more games |
The Quartz Hill Royals will square off against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. Quartz Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Quartz Hill had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least ten runs, but Highland put an end to it on Thursday. The Royals fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Quartz Hill saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Rylee Christensen, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Apple Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 14-3 to Beaumont.
Jordyn Gentile was cooking despite her team's loss, going 1-for-2 with one home run. That home run was her first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Buzzard, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one double.
Apple Valley's loss dropped their record down to 5-8-1. As for Quartz Hill, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
Apple Valley's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Quartz Hill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.1 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Apple Valley, though, as they've been averaging only 3.9 strikeouts. Will Quartz Hill keep running through batters, or will the Sun Devils buck the trend?
Quartz Hill got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in March of 2025 against Apple Valley by a conclusive 8-0 score. Will the Royals repeat their success, or do the Sun Devils have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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