The La Joya Coyotes will head out on the road to square off against the Weslaco Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (La Joya: 3.1, Weslaco: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
La Joya is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They never let Weslaco onto the board and left with a 3-0 win.
Weslaco's batters probably weren't too happy with Santiago Tijerina, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (he gave up four walks). Tijerina has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, La Joya's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Zambrano, who went 2-for-4 with an RBI.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 22-15-1 record this season. As for Weslaco, their loss dropped their record down to 26-10-1.
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