Imperial is 9-1 against Palo Verde Valley since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Imperial Tigers will be playing at home against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Imperial sitting on seven straight wins and Palo Verde Valley on three.
Last Friday, Imperial beat Central 10-6.
Luis Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Jacob Gastelum, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Palo Verde Valley put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. Everything went their way against Calipatria as Palo Verde Valley made off with a 22-7 victory.
Christian Aguilar and Matthew Figueroa were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Aguilar pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Figueroa tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Aguilar has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Aguilar scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Figueroa scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Palo Verde Valley got a massive performance out of Januel Fernandez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Willie Smith was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Palo Verde Valley, the win got them back to even at 9-9-1.
Everything went Imperial's way against Palo Verde Valley in their previous meeting back in February of 2022 as Imperial made off with an 8-1 victory. Will Imperial repeat their success, or does Palo Verde Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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