Imperial entered their tilt with Palo Verde Valley with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 7-3 win over the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Imperial has won by exactly four runs.
Imperial got a great performance from Gerardo Hernandez as he struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Hernandez has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Logan Higginbotham was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Luis Gonzalez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
On Palo Verde Valley's side, Troy Pellegrini was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Imperial is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Palo Verde Valley, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
Imperial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Palo Verde Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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