Central and Palo Verde Valley squared off in some playoff action on Wednesday, but Central had to settle for second. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 8-7. The Spartans were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Yellow Jackets earlier this season, when they won 8-4.
Max Fimbres was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Carrillo, who went 3-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Central has been struggling recently as they've lost 13 of their last 17 matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-17 record this season. As for Palo Verde Valley, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-12-1.
Central does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Palo Verde Valley, they will challenge Ramona at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Bulldogs will roll in looking for their tenth straight victory, something the Yellow Jackets surely won't give up without a fight.
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