Central is on a three-game streak of home losses, and Holtville a five-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Tuesday. The Central Spartans will welcome the Holtville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Central lost 7-1 to Jurupa Hills on Saturday.
Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Arenas, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Holtville nor Cibola made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Vikings fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2.
Central's defeat dropped their record down to 8-12. As for Holtville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-15.
Holtville's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Central hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .327. It's a different story for Holtville, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain Central's hitters?
Central couldn't quite finish off Holtville in their previous matchup back in March and fell 3-1. Can the Spartans avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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