
Bulldogs
04/22/25 vs Desert Ridge | 13-7 |
04/17/25 vs Williams Field | 8-0 |
04/16/25 @ Mountain Ridge | 21-4 |
04/14/25 @ Williams Field | 16-1 |
04/11/25 vs Red Mountain | 7-1 |
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Queen Creek came tearing into Tuesday's matchup with 11 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They put the hurt on the Desert Ridge Jaguars with a sharp 13-7 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bulldogs also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2024.
Aubrey Chavez spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned runs on 12 hits and racked up 12 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Queen Creek let Alessia Velazquez and Emma Reynolds run wild. Velazquez went 3-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one triple, while Reynolds went 2-for-5 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits Velazquez has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kayla Porter, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Queen Creek kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least ten hits in seven consecutive games.
Queen Creek pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Desert Ridge, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 16-10.
Queen Creek will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Jaguars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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