La Joya's game last Monday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Grulla Gators as the La Joya Coyotes made off with a 13-4 win. The result was nothing new for the Coyotes, who have now won five matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Alex Bocanegra
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Alex Bocanegra made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one triple, two RBI, and one run. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in RBI.
In other pitching news, Hunter Morales looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the first time he hasn't allowed a single hit since back in April of 2024.
Back at the plate, Rolando Solis was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of La Joya's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ivan Marron, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
La Joya always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .561. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Grulla only posted an OBP of .333.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. Grulla is on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Looking ahead, La Joya will challenge Hanna at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Grulla does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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