Quartz Hill scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Marist Spartans as the Quartz Hill Royals made off with an 11-2 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Quartz Hill with their most commanding win of the season.
Quartz Hill got a great performance from Ismael Quintero as he struck out ten batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits (and only one walk). Quintero has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Quartz Hill's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaac Quintero, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Johnson, who got on base in all two of his plate appearances with two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Quartz Hill and bumps their season record up to 13-3. As for Marist, they now have a losing record at 4-5-1.
Quartz Hill will be playing in front of their home fans against Knight at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Quartz Hill will be looking to keep their 17-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Marist, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against North Bend at 5:00 p.m. Marist is facing North Bend at the right time seeing as North Bend is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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