For the second straight game, Weslaco will face off against La Joya. Weslaco will welcome La Joya at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Weslaco 2.8, La Joya 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Weslaco is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 17 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against La Joya on Tuesday. They fell 7-2 to the Coyotes. The Panthers have struggled against the Coyotes recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
For La Joya's part, Gael Zambrano was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched. Zambrano has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and one double. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ivan Marron, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Axel Pulido, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
La Joya was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .448. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Weslaco only posted a batting average of .240.
The win was the fourth in a row for La Joya, bringing their record up to 13-5. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Weslaco, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6-1.
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