With a playoff game on the line, Quartz Hill rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Carter Lions and snuck past 7-5. The win was familiar territory for Quartz Hill who now have four in a row.
Kaylei Victoria made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Victoria was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other pitching news, Dakota Ponder looked comfortable as she tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Leanna Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nina Sepulveda, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Quartz Hill has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 18 of their last 19 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season. As for Carter, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6.
Quartz Hill will take on Palos Verdes at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Quartz Hill is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.9 runs per game this season. Carter does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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