Littlerock hasn't had much luck against Quartz Hill recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Littlerock Lobos will venture away from home to square off against the Quartz Hill Royals at 3:15 p.m.
Littlerock can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Tuesday. They lost 15-4 to Knight.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Quartz Hill). They never let Antelope Valley get on the board and left with a 21-0 victory on Tuesday. With that win, the Royals brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
BrookeLynn Sandberg-Zygo made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. She also brought in two RBI, marking her first of the season.
In other batting news, Quartz Hill got a massive performance out of Nina Sepulveda, who scored three runs and stole Three bases. while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance gave Sepulveda a new career-high in stolen bases. Another player making a difference was Brooklyn Terpstra, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, four runs, and one double.
Quartz Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .750. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive games.
Littlerock might still be hurting after the 11-0 defeat they got from Quartz Hill in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Littlerock avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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