The Quartz Hill Royals will head out on the road to face off against the West Ranch Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Quartz Hill will be looking to extend their current 14-game winning streak.
Quartz Hill can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They beat Antelope Valley by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 16-0. Give Quartz Hill's pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Kaylei Victoria was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Victoria has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Victoria was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with five RBI, a triple, and a run.
In other batting news, Skyler Billips and Aubrey Russell did most of the damage at the plate: Billips went 2-for-2 with a triple and two RBI, while Russell scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaylee Moreno, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Ranch, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Vasquez with a sharp 14-1 win on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what West Ranch needed considering they were shutout in their previous match.
Alyse Nodal tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Krista Viereck, who fired off two home runs, five RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Borland, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Quartz Hill pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home. As for West Ranch, their record now sits at 10-11.
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