It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact La Joya can now relate to. They fell just short of the Weslaco Panthers by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. La Joya's defeat signaled the end of their 12-game winning streak.
Not much got past Arlette Hernandez, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Weslaco off the board. Hernandez has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
La Joya's loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 24-5. As for Weslaco, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 18 games, which provided a nice bump to their 30-5 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat La Joya by a score of 5-3.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
