After nine games on the road, Central is heading back home. They will take on the Imperial Tigers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Central and Imperial are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
Last Thursday, Central fell victim to a rough 13-3 defeat at the hands of Brawley. Central has not had much luck with Brawley recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylani Torres, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Imperial came tearing into Saturday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 6-3.
Central's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Imperial, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2-1 record this season.
Central suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Imperial in their previous matchup on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Imperial's Madeleine Magdelano, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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