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| 03/08/25 - Away | 7-0 W |
| 03/08/24 - Away | 2-3 L |
| 05/25/23 - Home | 10-3 W |
| 05/23/23 - Home | 4-6 L |
| 04/21/23 - Home | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Calexico and Imperial are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Calexico Bulldogs will venture away from home to challenge the Imperial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Calexico is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Calexico's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Imperial with a sharp 7-0 win.
David Lara tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Jose Ortega was excellent, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Luis Beltran, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Calexico always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in four consecutive contests.
Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. Calexico's record is now 6-2.
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