For the second straight game, Palo Verde Valley will face off against Central. The Yellow Jackets will head out to challenge the Spartans at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Palo Verde Valley is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Palo Verde Valley and Central meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets fell 7-3 to the Spartans.
Yasleen Reyes put in work no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off three hits. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Reyes wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jesslyn Flores, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double.
Central's victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-14. As for Palo Verde Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-13.
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