Queen Creek looks for a breakthrough after reaching the Arizona 6A championship game as it takes on Phoenix powerhouse Xavier Prep on Monday
Queen Creek (27-4) broke through on Wednesday after two straight losses in the Arizona 6A tournament semifinals. On Monday night at the Farrington Stadium on the campus of Arizona State University in Tempe, the Bulldogs — the No. 3 seed in the tournament — take on fourth-seeded Xavier Prep (27-4-1) from Phoenix for the state championship. The Gators returned to the championship game after winning the title in both 2021 and 2022. Queen Creek reached the state tournament by winning the 6A Central crown with a 9-1 record and comes into the championship game with 13 consecutive victories. Xavier Prep has won its last seven games and tied with Basha for the 6A Premier title at 7-1.
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Queen Creek pushed across the go-ahead run in the fifth inning of its 3-2 semifinal victory over Hamilton at Quail Run Park in Mesa on Wednesday. Jenae Berry scattered three hits and struck out 10 while Makenzi Padilla finished 3-for-3 with two RBI. Padilla is hitting .528 with 43 RBI on the season while Berry has 179 strikeouts in 111.1 innings.
The Gators outslugged Pinnacle at Quail Run Park on Wednesday, scoring four runs in the bottom of the fourth to take a 10-9 lead and hanging on for a 12-10 victory. Freshman Angie Falls got the win despite allowing 14 hits and walking 11. Joie Ramos, another freshman, had three RBI and freshman Makenzie Latvaaho homered. Lauren Putz comes in with a .667 average and 18 home runs while Sofia Zielinski has 47 RBI.
Queen Creek swept two games from Xavier Prep during the regular season, winning 6-5 in Phoenix on Feb. 29 and taking a 10-2 victory at the Hamilton Softball Invitational on March 14.
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