On Tuesday, Highland faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks' rough 7-0 defeat to the Queen Creek Bulldogs might stick with them for a while. Highland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Queen Creek's part, Jenae Berry made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Berry has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Berry was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Queen Creek let Emma Reynolds and Teyla Takacs loose on the outfield. Reynolds went 1-for-3 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Takacs went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Keira Weekly, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Highland's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6-2. As for Queen Creek, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-4.
Highland will be playing at home against Corona del Sol at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Corona del Sol has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.35 runs per game on average), something Highland will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Queen Creek, they will head out on the road to take on Cibola at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the game having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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