Palmdale extended their losing streak to 15 on Thursday, dropping them down to 0-15. They came up short against the Knight Hawks, falling 17-1. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 17-0 back in March.
As for Knight, with the win, they broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 4-5. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by ten runs or more this season.
For Knight's part, Sierra Gonzalez and Liliana Ahumada made a big impact no matter where they played. Throwing, Gonzalez struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Ahumada tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Gonzalez went 1-for-2 with four stolen bases and two runs, while Ahumada got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those four stolen bases gave Gonzalez a new career-high.
In other batting news, Aiyana Navarro was a standout: she got on base in all three of her plate appearances with six stolen bases and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Zaydie Carrillo, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one home run, two stolen bases, and two runs.
Coming up, Palmdale will welcome Quartz Hill at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Falcons' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Royals have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Knight, they will head out on the road to face off against Highland at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The Hawks will need to watch out since the Bulldogs have now posted at least ten runs in their last five matchups.
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