Baseball Game Preview: La Joya Community Fighting Lobos vs. Mohave Thunderbirds

The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos will take on the Mohave Thunderbirds at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in La Joya Community's favor as the team sits on eight straight wins at home while Mohave has been banged up by seven consecutive losses on the road.

On Friday, La Joya Community didn't have quite enough to beat Maryvale and fell 9-8.

La Joya Community saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dominik Garcia, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run. Gavino Bustamante was another, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.

Meanwhile, Mohave came into Monday's match having lost 15 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They put the hurt on Glendale with a sharp 10-4 win on Monday. The Thunderbirds not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since March 8th (when they won 10-0).

La Joya Community's loss dropped their record down to 17-7. As for Mohave, their victory bumped their record up to 6-20.