Maranatha barely beat Quartz Hill the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Minutemen blew past the Royals 8-1 on Tuesday. The Minutemen not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 8th (when they won 16-0).
Matthew Vazquez looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.
Will Suslow
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On the hitting side, Maranatha let Josh Proctor and Will Suslow run wild. Proctor went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Suslow went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two RBI gave Suslow a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Garcia, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Maranatha always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .514. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Quartz Hill only posted an OBP of .083.
Maranatha is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 18-8-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Quartz Hill, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-13.
Looking ahead, Maranatha will square off against Santa Margarita at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Minutemen 3.4, the Eagles 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Quartz Hill does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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