Palo Verde Valley hasn't had much luck against Holtville recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets will head out to face off against the Holtville Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Palo Verde Valley is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.
Palo Verde Valley's tournament run continued when they took on Pahrump Valley on Saturday. Palo Verde Valley came out on top against Pahrump Valley by a score of 4-1.
Palo Verde Valley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Christian Aguilar, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Holtville). They walked away with an 11-6 victory over Hoover on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
Holtville let Nico Trujillo and Ayden Avila run wild. Trujillo scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Avila went 2-for-3 with three runs and one triple. That triple was Avila's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Gutierrez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Palo Verde Valley's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Holtville, their record now sits at 4-5.
Palo Verde Valley couldn't quite get it done against Holtville in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as they fell 11-6. Can Palo Verde Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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