Baseball Recap: La Joya Coyotes vs. San Benito Greyhounds
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Joya had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the San Benito Greyhounds and snuck past 3-1. Winning may never get old, but La Joya sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Hunter Morales spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, La Joya's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Zambrano, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Roel Garcia was another key contributor, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-13-1 record this season. As for San Benito, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13-1 record this season.
La Joya will have a chance to go back-to-back against San Benito: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
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