In what's become a running theme this season, Imperial gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They never let the Central Spartans onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Imperial as they're now sitting on six straight.
Madeleine Magdelano and Jayden Rutledge were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Magdelano didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Rutledge struck out six batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Magdelano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Magdelano scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Rutledge scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addison Clark, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Hannah Johnson, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Imperial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-2-1 record this season. As for Central, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with that loss, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Imperial will take on Yuma Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Central, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Brawley at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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