Queen Creek stacked a 17th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They blew past the O'Connor Eagles 8-2. The victory was nothing new for Queen Creek as they're now sitting on 11 straight.
Jenae Berry spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up 11 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Corie Shull and Cecelia Marquez did most of the damage at the plate: Shull scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Marquez scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Makenzi Padilla was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On O'Connor's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Rachel Davis gave up three earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, O'Connor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Antoinette Bovee, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Queen Creek has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 24-4 record this season. As for O'Connor, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-12.
Queen Creek will be playing in front of their home fans against Pinnacle at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Queen Creek is on a five-game streak of home wins, Pinnacle a eight-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for O'Connor, they will head out on the road to challenge Tucson High Magnet School at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tucson High Magnet School will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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