Highland dropped their record down to 14-7 on Wednesday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Quartz Hill Royals by a score of 3-1. The Bulldogs were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior), but the Royals' pitcher proved too tough.
Highland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kenzie Martinez, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
As for Quartz Hill, their win was their eighth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.5 runs on average over those games.
On Quartz Hill's side, Dakota Ponder spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 15 Ks.
Highland has already played their next contest (against Antelope Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Quartz Hill, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 13-3 win against Eastside on the 17th.
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