San Benito has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the La Joya Coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (San Benito: 3.9, La Joya: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
San Benito heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell just short of La Joya by a score of 3-1.
For La Joya's part, 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.
At the plate, La Joya saw four different players step up and record 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.
San Benito has traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 14-13-1 record this season. As for La Joya, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-13-1.
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