For the second straight game, Antelope Valley will face off against Quartz Hill. The Antelopes will welcome the Royals at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Antelope Valley has struggled recently with 11 losses in a row, while Quartz Hill will arrive with four straight wins.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Antelope Valley's offense. They lost 20-0 to Quartz Hill on Wednesday.
For Quartz Hill's part, Christopher Lozano looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (and only one walk). Lozano is becoming a predictor of the Royals' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 6-10 when he doesn't).
At the plate, Evan Tepper was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jayson Gontes, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Quartz Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .806. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Quartz Hill pushed their record up to 12-10 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Antelope Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
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