Imperial had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.1 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets and snuck past 8-6. That's more bragging rights for Imperial, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Angel Barron made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Barron was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Humberto Martinez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Julian Jimenez, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Like Imperial, Palo Verde Valley also got a great game from a two-way player: Christian Aguilar. On the mound, he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Aguilar has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Aguilar was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Aguilar wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cyrus Flores, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1. Troy Pellegrini was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Imperial has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Palo Verde Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-11-1.
Imperial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Palo Verde Valley: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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