The Quartz Hill Royals will be playing at home against the Apple Valley Sun Devils at 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Quartz Hill will be looking to keep their nine-game home win streak alive.
In what's become a running theme this season, Quartz Hill gave their fans yet another huge win last Wednesday. They blew past Eastside 12-2.
Madison Heeter and Skyler Billips did most of the damage at the plate: Heeter scored three runs while going 4-for-5, while Billips scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nina Sepulveda, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Apple Valley rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Cats by a score of 14-11. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Apple Valley considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Gaytan, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and four runs while going 4-for-5. Bethany Morrison was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-5.
Quartz Hill is on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Apple Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 15-10.
Apple Valley's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Quartz Hill has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Apple Valley, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given Quartz Hill's sizable advantage in that area, Apple Valley will need to find a way to close that gap.
Quartz Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Apple Valley in their previous matchup back in February, sneaking past 3-2. Will Quartz Hill repeat their success, or does Apple Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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