La Joya Community lost against Desert Edge back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos lost 9-2 to the Desert Edge Scorpions. The loss continues a trend for La Joya Community in their matchups with Desert Edge: they've now lost five in a row.
La Joya Community saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Saul Chairez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Desert Edge's side, Junior Ortiz looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cooper Zaremba, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Caden Sheehan, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
La Joya Community's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-11. As for Desert Edge, they now have a winning record of 11-10.
La Joya Community will head out on the road to face off against Sierra Linda at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Joya Community has given up an average of 7.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Desert Edge, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against La Joya Community at 6:30 p.m. La Joya Community has given up an average of 7.9 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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