Palo Verde Valley was the 6-5 winner over Central when they last played one another on Tuesday, but their luck changed this time around. The Yellow Jackets took an 8-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans on Thursday.
Drew Wright was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Wright was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
Wright wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Christian Aguilar, who went 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Palo Verde Valley's loss was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-12-1. As for Central, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-16.
As of now, neither Palo Verde Valley nor the Spartans have any future games scheduled.
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