Imperial had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Central Spartans with a sharp 9-3 win. That's more bragging rights for Imperial, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jacob Gastelum and Carter Tucker did most of the damage at the plate: Gastelum went 2-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI, while Tucker scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Julian Jimenez was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Imperial has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-11-1.
Imperial will have a chance to go back-to-back against Central: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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