In what's become a running theme this season, Imperial gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Central Spartans an 11-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Imperial as they're now sitting on three straight.
Madeleine Magdelano was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Magdelano was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Andrea De La Trinidad and Hannah Johnson did most of the damage at the plate: De La Trinidad scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Johnson scored three runs while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mirella Barron, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
On Central's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylani Torres, who went 1-for-2 with a triple.
Imperial pushed their record up to 10-2-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 12.3 runs. As for Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season.
Imperial will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Eastlake at 10:00 a.m. Imperial will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Central, they will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Brawley at 6:30 p.m. Brawley has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.25 runs per game on average), something Central will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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