The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos will challenge the Kellis Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games La Joya Community has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
La Joya Community is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Fairfax by a score of 10-9 on Tuesday.
Anaya Romero and Mariah Lozano stepped up to the plate in a big way. Romero got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI, while Lozano scored three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. That's the most runs Romero has posted since back in March of 2024. Aimee Rivera was another key player, scoring a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Kellis came up short against Buckeye on Tuesday, falling 15-2. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Kellis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danay Hernandez, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double.
Even though they lost, Kellis was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .429 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
La Joya Community's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Kellis, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
La Joya Community was able to grind out a solid victory over Kellis in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 10-6. Does La Joya Community have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kellis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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