The Calipatria Hornets will head out to square off against the Mountain Empire Redhawks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 17 defeats in a row dating back to last season, Calipatria turned things around against Hamilton last Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Bobcats.
Meanwhile, Mountain Empire won against Warner two weeks ago with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again two weeks ago. Mountain Empire came out on top against Calipatria by a score of 7-2.
Jesse Arnold was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cayden Spears was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
Mountain Empire's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Calipatria, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Calipatria couldn't quite get it done against Mountain Empire in their previous matchup two weeks ago as they fell 7-2. Can Calipatria avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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