Desert Ridge had lost three straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 16-10 to make it four. They came up short against the Queen Creek Bulldogs, falling 13-7. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Jaguars of the 8-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2024.
Brooklyn Parks and Halle Davis stepped up to the plate in a big way. Parks went a perfect 4-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI, while Davis went 2-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Aleeya Barwick was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
As for Queen Creek, the victory was the 12th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 21-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games.
On Queen Creek's side, 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. Chavez has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
At the plate, 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. Another player making a difference was Kayla Porter, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
While Desert Ridge had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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