Baseball Preview: La Joya Coyotes vs. Mission Eagles
The La Joya Coyotes will head out on the road to take on the Mission Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. La Joya's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Mission's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
La Joya can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They blew past Economedes 12-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for La Joya.
Nick Balderas looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kevin Flores, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Ivan Marron, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mission, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Economedes 3-1.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 16-13-1 record this season. As for Mission, their win bumped their record up to 11-16.
La Joya was able to grind out a solid victory over Mission in their previous meeting on April 9th, winning 10-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Joya since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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