Baseball Preview: La Joya Coyotes vs. Economedes Jaguars
La Joya is 7-1 against Economedes since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The La Joya Coyotes will head out on the road to challenge the Economedes Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. La Joya is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
La Joya scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Edinburg with a sharp 14-0 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
La Joya got a great performance from Hunter Morales as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Rolando Solis, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Juan Salinas, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Economedes' offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Mission on Tuesday. Economedes has struggled against Mission recently, as their match on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Economedes saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josiah Villarreal, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-12-1 record this season. As for Economedes, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-13.
Everything went La Joya's way against Economedes when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as La Joya made off with an 18-0 win. Does La Joya have another victory up their sleeve, or will Economedes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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