Imperial is 10-0 against Palo Verde Valley since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Imperial Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Palo Verde Valley Yellow Jackets at 7:00 p.m. Imperial is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last eight games.
Last Tuesday, Imperial earned a 7-3 victory over Palo Verde Valley. That's two games straight that Imperial has won by exactly four runs.
Gerardo Hernandez tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Imperial got a big performance out of Logan Higginbotham, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Luis Gonzalez, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Imperial has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Palo Verde Valley, they now have a losing record at 9-10-1.
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