La Joya Community had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Northland Prep Academy Spartans with a sharp 16-1 win.
Efren Bolanos was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bolanos was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, La Joya Community got a massive performance out of Erwin Cruz, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Joshua Carbajal, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Northland Prep Academy's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Gesten, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
La Joya Community pushed their record up to 6-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Northland Prep Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
La Joya Community will head out on the road to face off against Westview at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. La Joya Community is facing Westview at the right time seeing as Westview is stuck on an 18-game losing streak. As for Northland Prep Academy, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Glendale Prep Academy at 3:45 p.m. Glendale Prep Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.14 runs per game on average), something Northland Prep Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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