The Queen Creek Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the Cibola Raiders at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Queen Creek is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Highland, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Queen Creek was ranked third). Queen Creek never let Highland onto the board and left with a 7-0 win on Tuesday. The victory was nothing new for Queen Creek as they're now sitting on seven straight.
Jenae Berry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Berry has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Berry was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Emma Reynolds and Teyla Takacs did most of the damage at the plate: Reynolds went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Takacs went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Keira Weekly, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Cibola gave up the first runs on Tuesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on San Luis with a sharp 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cibola.
Mia Hernandez looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Stephanie Garcia was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and a double. Destiny Martinez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a double.
Queen Creek pushed their record up to 20-4 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Cibola, they now have a winning record of 10-9.
Queen Creek beat Cibola 12-7 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Cibola's Misha Mathews, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Queen Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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