The Imperial Tigers will square off against the West Hills Wolf Pack at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Imperial's favor as the squad sits on 11 straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while West Hills has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Imperial is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by an 18-4 margin over Palo Verde Valley on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
Raegan Ray was a standout: she scored three runs while going 4-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Hailey Lepe, who scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Imperial was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .607. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, West Hills has relied on a stalwart pitcher averaging 3.56 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They lost 10-3 to Eastlake.
Kristina Deal made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and one double. Another player making a difference was Katy Spargo, who went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Imperial's win bumped their record up to 14-3. As for West Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5-1.
Imperial took their victory against West Hills when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2 score. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Wolf Pack have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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