Baseball Game Preview: Sierra Linda Bulldogs vs. La Joya Community Fighting Lobos

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Previous Games

03/21/25 - Home	8-19 L
04/20/24 - Home	5-6 L
04/05/23 - Away	2-3 L
05/06/21 - Away	16-10 W
04/22/21 - Away	14-4 W
+ 3 more games

Sierra Linda and La Joya Community are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. Sierra Linda will venture away from home to take on La Joya Community at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Sierra Linda has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while La Joya Community will come in with four straight wins.

Sierra Linda came up short against Fairfax on Monday, falling 20-3. The contest marked the Bulldogs' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

While La Joya Community didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-12), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Sierra Linda with a sharp 19-8 victory on Friday. The Fighting Lobos might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.

La Joya Community let Cayson Hamrick and Saul Chairez run wild. Hamrick got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one triple, while Chairez scored three runs while going 2-for-4. What's more, Chairez posted two RBI, the most he's had since back in April of 2024. Samuel Acuna also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

La Joya Community kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 12.2.

Sierra Linda's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for La Joya Community, their win bumped their record up to 6-4.

Sierra Linda might still be hurting after the 19-8 loss they got from La Joya Community when the teams last played on Friday. Can Sierra Linda avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.