Central is 0-10 against Imperial since May of 2021 but things could change on Tuesday. The Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Holtville on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Vikings by a score of 4-3.
Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Diego Acuna, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run. Sebastian Ojeda was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Imperial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They came up short against Brawley, falling 14-8.
Jacob Gastelum was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That home run was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Izaiah Perez, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with three runs.
Imperial now has a losing record of 10-11. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-13.
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