Rancho Evens Series with Blow-Out Win
Lancaster, CA - The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes evened up their best-of-five series with Lancaster on Thursday night, blowing out the JetHawks at the Hangar in Lancaster, winning by a score of 17-8.Keibert Ruiz became the first Quake to record a five-hit game and Rancho smacked a new season-high of six
Lancaster, CA - The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes evened up their best-of-five series with Lancaster on Thursday night, blowing out the JetHawks at the Hangar in Lancaster, winning by a score of 17-8.
Rancho banged out a total of 20 hits, with ten different Quakes getting in the hit-column.
The Quakes held the lead throughout, as
The JetHawks, who posted eight runs and 15 hits on the night, put pressure on Quakes' starter
The JetHawks got single runs in both the second and the fourth, pulling to within a run at 4-3.
Both teams tallied three runs in the fifth.
Leading 7-6 in the sixth, the Quakes started to pull away, using a five-run inning to take a 12-6 lead.
The Quakes completely blew it open in the ninth, scoring five more runs. Montgomery opened the ninth-inning scoring with his second solo-shot, making it 13-7.
The JetHawks rounded out the scoring against reliever
Quakes' reliever
With the series now tied at a game apiece, the Quakes and JetHawks will face off on consecutive nights at LoanMart Field. On Friday night,
Friday night will be WaBa Grill Thirsty Friday, with "Thirsty Thursday" drink specials throughout the night, including $2 Pepsi products, 16-oz domestic drafts for $3 and 16-oz premium drafts, wine, champagne and margaritas for $4. Tickets are available by calling (909) 481-5000 or online at rcquakes.com.