The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to challenge the Valley Center Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Palo Verde Valley will head out to face Valley Center after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Palo Verde Valley lost 19-5 to Imperial. The Yellow Jackets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Troy Pellegrini was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Kole White, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Valley Center took on Vista on Wednesday. Valley Center fell 4-1 to Vista. The Jaguars have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Valley Center saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Teter, who went 1-for-3 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Teter hit this season.
Palo Verde Valley suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 9-4-1. As for Valley Center, their record now sits at 5-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Palo Verde Valley has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Valley Center struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Palo Verde Valley might still be hurting after the 9-1 defeat they got from Valley Center in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. Can Palo Verde Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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