Antelope Valley hasn't had much luck against Quartz Hill recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Antelope Valley Antelopes will take on the Quartz Hill Royals at 3:15 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Antelope Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Palmdale Academy Charter School with a sharp 21-7 win on Friday.
Meanwhile, Quartz Hill never let their opponents score on Saturday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Louisville. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory Quartz Hill has posted since May 2, 2024.
Quartz Hill got a great performance from Dakota Ponder as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Ponder a new career-high.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brooklyn Terpstra, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3. She also put up a double, which was her first of the season. Leila Perez was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Quartz Hill always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .520. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Quartz Hill's win was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-4. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11 hits in those games compared to only 4.6 in the others. As for Antelope Valley, their record is now 2-3.
Antelope Valley suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Quartz Hill in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can Antelope Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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