Calipatria was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their tough 15-4 defeat to the Mountain Empire Redhawks might stick with them for a while. Calipatria was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Mountain Empire apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in April of 2022.
For Mountain Empire's part, they got a big performance out of Frank Hatmaker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Gonzalez, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Calipatria's defeat dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Mountain Empire, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
Calipatria will head out on the road to square off against Palo Verde Valley at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Calipatria is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Mountain Empire, they will head out on the road to face off against Liberty Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mountain Empire will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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