Palo Verde Valley is 1-9 against Imperial since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets will head out on the road to challenge the Imperial Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Palo Verde Valley is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Calipatria (and have done all season long). Palo Verde Valley was the clear victor by a 22-7 margin over Calipatria on Thursday. The win was nothing new for Palo Verde Valley as they're now sitting on three straight.
Christian Aguilar and Matthew Figueroa made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Aguilar tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Figueroa pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Aguilar has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Aguilar scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Figueroa scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Palo Verde Valley got a massive performance out of Januel Fernandez, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Willie Smith, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a double.
Meanwhile, Imperial waltzed into their matchup on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 10-6.
Luis Gonzalez was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Jacob Gastelum was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
The victory got Palo Verde Valley back to even at 9-9-1. As for Imperial, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Imperial's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Palo Verde Valley hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .329. It's a different story for Imperial, though, as they've only averaged .255. Will they be able to contain Palo Verde Valley's hitters?
Palo Verde Valley suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Imperial in their previous meeting back in February of 2022. Can Palo Verde Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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