La Joya Coyotes (La Joya, TX) backers exited the stadium thrilled Tuesday as they saw their softball squad nip the host Mission Eagles (Mission, TX), 4-0 in a league challenge.

The Coyotes now own a 1-0 record. They take the field next when they travel to Calhoun for a non-league challenge on Thursday, February 17. La Joya will battle a Sandcrabs squad coming off a 5-0 non-league loss to Gregory-Portland (Portland, TX). The Sandcrabs record now stands at 0-1.

With the loss, Mission falls to 1-1 on the campaign. The Eagles travel to Edinburg North (Edinburg, TX) to battle the Cougars in a 6A Region IV District 31 challenge on Tuesday, February 22. The Cougars enter the challenge with a record of 1-1.