Highland is 2-8 against Queen Creek since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Hawks will welcome the Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m.
Last Tuesday, Highland didn't have quite enough to beat Queen Creek and fell 5-4.
For Queen Creek's part, they got a great performance from Mason Lizzaraga as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits (and only one walk). That's the most strikeouts Lizzaraga has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Queen Creek let Jet Berry and Alex Gamboa run wild. Berry scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3, while Gamboa scored a run while going 3-for-3. Those three hits gave Gamboa a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jordan Ransom, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
The win (which was Queen Creek's fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-3. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.5 runs across that stretch. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 9-7.
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