Queen Creek stacked a seventh blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Boulder Creek Jaguars a 17-0 shutout. Queen Creek's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Aubrey Chavez looked comfortable as she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (she also only allowed one walk). Jenae Berry came in to relieve Chavez and was airtight, giving up no runs, hits or walks in her one inning pitched.
At the plate, Corie Shull was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Cecelia Marquez was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
The win was the third in a row for Queen Creek, bringing their record for this year to 11-3. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs per game. As for Boulder Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-4.
Queen Creek will head out on the road to square off against Desert Vista at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. If the odds can be believed, Queen Creek is looking at one of their easiest games of the year. As for Boulder Creek, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Cibola at 3:45 p.m. Boulder Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
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