Baseball Recap: Quartz Hill's Losing Streak Snapped at Five Games

Quartz Hill came into Wednesday's matchup having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top against the Lancaster Eagles by a score of 9-4 on Wednesday. That's more bragging rights for the Royals, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Brody Larey was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.

In other pitching news, Christopher Lozano tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Quartz Hill's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 3-1 (and 2-8 when he doesn't).

Marley Castaneda

Runs

04/02/25 @ Lancaster	2
03/12/25 vs Highland	2
02/26/25 @ Santa Barbara	2
02/24/25 vs West Ranch	2
03/26/25 @ Mountain Pointe	1
+ 4 more games

Back at the plate, Marley Castaneda was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Quartz Hill is 3-1 when Castaneda posts two or more runs, but 2-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Seth Humphreys, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Quartz Hill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.

Quartz Hill picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 5-9. As for Lancaster, their defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-6.

Quartz Hill will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Eagles: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.