While it was Palo Verde Valley who put the first points on the board on Friday, it was Imperial who put up more. The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets fell just short of the Imperial Tigers by a score of 8-6. Palo Verde Valley has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Christian Aguilar was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 2.1 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 five consecutive pitching appearances. Aguilar was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Aguilar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cyrus Flores, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Troy Pellegrini, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Like Palo Verde Valley, Imperial also got a great game from a two-way player: Angel Barron. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barron was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Humberto Martinez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Julian Jimenez was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Palo Verde Valley's loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1. As for Imperial, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-6.
While Palo Verde Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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