Edinburg North is 2-8 against La Joya since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Edinburg North Cougars will look to defend their home field against the La Joya Coyotes at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Edinburg North narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Economedes 6-4.
Armani Acevedo made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Acevedo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Silva Joel was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, La Joya had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 10-6 win over the Eagles.
Hunter Morales tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Matthew Ortiz, who fired off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Homer Munoz was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Edinburg North's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-19-1. As for La Joya, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-12-1.
Edinburg North suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to La Joya when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morales, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Now that Edinburg North knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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