The Metro Tech Knights will head out to square off against the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Metro Tech was handed a ten-run defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against North, sneaking past 5-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for La Joya Community, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They came out on top against Browne by a score of 3-0 last Tuesday.
Gavino Bustamante made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because La Joya Community is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 0-4 otherwise. Bustamante was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Bustamante wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cayson Hamrick, who went 3-for-4 with one double. Those three hits gave Hamrick a new career-high. Santiago Carrero Marquez also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
La Joya Community's record now sits at 3-4. As for Metro Tech, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
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