The Quartz Hill Royals are taking a road trip to challenge the Maranatha Minutemen at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Quartz Hill is headed into the game having just suffered their biggest defeat since February 19th on Saturday. They came up short against Sultana, falling 9-1.
Quartz Hill got a good showing from Chris Quintero, who pitched three innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Quintero has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in six consecutive appearances.
Meanwhile, while it was Maranatha who put the first runs on the board on Saturday, it was Valencia who put up more. The Minutemen fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 3-2.
Carson Kelly was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March.
At the plate, Will Suslow made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. Lukus Perez also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Quartz Hill's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-12. As for Maranatha, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-8-1.
Quartz Hill couldn't quite finish off Maranatha in their previous matchup back in May of 2022 and fell 4-2. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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