La Joya entered their tilt with Pharr-San Juan-Alamo with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Bears 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as La Joya also won the last time the pair played back in March.
Arlette Hernandez made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Hernandez has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Hernandez was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Brianna Salazar was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Liani Rodriguez was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
On Pharr-San Juan-Alamo's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Adlemi Rodriguez, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
La Joya pushed their record up to 17-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs per game. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, their loss dropped their record down to 21-5.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. La Joya will face off against Edinburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. La Joya's pitching crew has only allowed 2.6 runs per game this season, so Edinburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pharr-San Juan-Alamo, they will head out on the road to square off against Edinburg North at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Edinburg North: 4.1, Pharr-San Juan-Alamo: 2.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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