Softball Preview: Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets vs. Central Spartans
Palo Verde Valley is 1-9 against Central since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to face off against the Central Spartans at 6:30 p.m. Palo Verde Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Palo Verde Valley is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Calipatria 22-1. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Nikki Rocha was a standout: she went 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Charlotte Dagnino, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Central had to settle for a 7-5 defeat against Southwest EC on Tuesday.
Palo Verde Valley's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for Central, their loss was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 5-15.
Palo Verde Valley suffered a grim 16-5 defeat to Central in their previous matchup last Tuesday. Can Palo Verde Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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