It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Joya had no problem doing just that on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Weslaco Panthers out 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for La Joya.
Edwin Zuniga looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Homer Munoz, who got on base in five of his six plate appearances with two doubles and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Alfonso Balboa, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 23-15-1 record this season. As for Weslaco, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 26-11-1.
As of now, neither La Joya nor Weslaco have any future games scheduled.
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