Brawley and Imperial are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Brawley Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Imperial Tigers at 6:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Brawley: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Imperial has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road.
On Tuesday, Brawley sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 15-13 victory over Calexico.
Meanwhile, Imperial never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They came out on top against Holtville by a score of 3-0.
Jayden Rutledge made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Rutledge has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rutledge was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a triple and a run.
Rutledge wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Raegan Ray, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
Brawley's win bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Imperial, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-3-1 record this season.
Brawley came up short against Imperial in their previous meeting last Tuesday, falling 8-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rutledge, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Now that Brawley knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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