Desert Ridge extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 8-17 in the process. They came up short against the Queen Creek Bulldogs, falling 14-6. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bulldogs this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 18-1 on Tuesday.
Desert Ridge got a big performance out of Kane Dobson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs. Nick Snider also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
As for Queen Creek, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-6. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games.
On Queen Creek's side, Tait Reynolds and Jet Berry did most of the damage at the plate: Reynolds got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI, while Berry went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one stolen base. That's the most RBI Reynolds has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Alex Gamboa, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI.
Coming up, Desert Ridge will host Apollo at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hawks' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Jaguars' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Queen Creek, they will venture away from home to square off against Casteel at 3:45 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
