Baseball Recap: La Joya Continues Home Dominance on Friday

There's no place like home for La Joya, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They blew past the Edinburg Bobcats 13-3 on Friday. This was a revenge game for the Coyotes: when they faced off against the Bobcats last Tuesday, they had to take a 3-2 defeat.

Hunter Morales

Batters Struck Out

04/04/25 vs Edinburg	9
03/19/25 vs Palmview	2
03/14/25 vs Grulla	5
03/07/25 vs McAllen Memorial	6
02/28/25 @ Hallettsville	2
+ 3 more games

Hunter Morales tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in May of 2024.

At the plate, La Joya got a massive performance out of Ivan Marron, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave Marron a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gael Zambrano, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

La Joya always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Edinburg only posted an OBP of .391.

La Joya pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Edinburg, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-13 record this season.

La Joya will be playing in front of their home fans against Edinburg North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Coyotes are facing the Cougars at the right time seeing as the Cougars are stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Edinburg, they will venture away from home to take on Economedes at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Jaguars have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.19 runs per game on average), something the Bobcats will no doubt try to take advantage of.