Citrus Hill lost against Tahquitz back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Citrus Hill Hawks suffered a rough 22-1 loss at the hands of the Tahquitz Titans. Citrus Hill has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
For Tahquitz's part, Lillian Phelps made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). Phelps has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Phelps was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Tahquitz got a massive performance out of Reyna Garcia, who went 4-for-5 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Suriah Ortiz was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple.
Citrus Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Tahquitz, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-4.
Citrus Hill will look to defend their home field on Thursday against West Valley at 3:15 p.m. As for Tahquitz, they will head out on the road to take on Perris at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Tahquitz is facing Perris at the right time seeing as Perris is stuck on a 16-game losing streak.
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