The third road match was the charm for La Joya Community, as they earned their first road win of the season. They were the clear victor by a 23-1 margin over the Central Bobcats on Thursday. The contest marked the Fighting Lobos' most dominant win of the season so far.

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Dominik Garcia was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because La Joya Community is 3-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-3 otherwise. Garcia was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Cayson Hamrick was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. Gavino Bustamante was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.
La Joya Community always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. They are 3-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
La Joya Community has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to hits: they averaged an imposing 11.8 hits in those games compared to only 3.5 in the others. Central is on a nine-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-5.
Coming up, La Joya Community will head out to take on Sierra Linda at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. The match will give Sierra Linda their first taste of in-conferenceaction this season. As for Central, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Central has given up an average of 17.6 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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