La Joya Community and Sierra Linda are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. La Joya Community will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sierra Linda at 3:45 p.m. The timing is sure in La Joya Community's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Sierra Linda has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
La Joya Community barely beat Sierra Linda the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. La Joya Community put the hurt on Sierra Linda with a sharp 19-8 victory on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Lobos, who have now won four games by eight runs or more so far this season.
Saul Chairez
| 03/21/25 @ Sierra Linda | 3 |
| 03/20/25 @ Central | 3 |
| 03/19/25 vs Metro Tech | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Kellis | 1 |
| 03/04/25 vs Fairfax | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Cayson Hamrick and Saul Chairez did most of the damage at the plate: Hamrick got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI and one triple, while Chairez scored three runs while going 2-for-4. La Joya Community is undefeated when Chairez posts two or more runs, but 3-4 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Aidan Escobedo, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: La Joya Community kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.6 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 12.2.
La Joya Community is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. Sierra Linda's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4.
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