The Holtville Vikings are taking a road trip to take on the Calipatria Hornets at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Holtville has given up an average of 10.9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Holtville is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 13 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Calexico on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to the Bulldogs. The loss continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost five in a row.
Meanwhile, Calipatria beat Vincent Memorial 14-9 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
Calipatria picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-8. As for Holtville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Everything went Holtville's way against Calipatria when the teams last played back in April, as Holtville made off with a 20-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Vikings since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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