Quartz Hill has gone a perfect 10-0 against Knight recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Quartz Hill Royals are taking a road trip to square off against the Knight Hawks at 3:15 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a five-game winning streak alive.
Knight's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Tuesday: Quartz Hill hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. Quartz Hill never let San Fernando get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Royals considering their two-run performance the match before.
Dakota Ponder
| 03/17/25 vs San Fernando | 9 |
| 03/11/25 vs Lancaster | 8 |
| 03/07/25 @ Apple Valley | 7 |
| 03/01/25 vs Louisville | 11 |
| 02/27/25 vs Canyon Springs | 7 |
| 02/22/25 vs Birmingham | 5 |
Quartz Hill got a great performance from Dakota Ponder as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Ponder has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brooklyn Terpstra was a standout: she scored two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Leanna Medina, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Quartz Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5.4 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 contests they've averaged 13.4.
While Knight didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-10), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Antelope Valley on Thursday as Knight made off with a 16-1 win. Fans of the Hawks have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Quartz Hill's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-4. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Knight, their record now sits at 4-0.
Quartz Hill took their win against Knight in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 11-3. Will Quartz Hill repeat their success, or does Knight have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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