After flying high against Monument Valley on Friday, Northland Prep Academy came back down to earth. The Northland Prep Academy Spartans suffered a rough 16-1 defeat at the hands of the La Joya Community Fighting Lobos on Saturday.
Northland Prep Academy saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sawyer Gesten, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On La Joya Community's side, Efren Bolanos made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Bolanos was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Erwin Cruz was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Aidan Escobedo, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Northland Prep Academy's loss dropped their record down to 4-6. As for La Joya Community, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
Northland Prep Academy is on the road again on Tuesday to play Glendale Prep Academy at 3:45 p.m. Northland Prep Academy is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season. As for La Joya Community, they will head out on the road to square off against Westview at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (La Joya Community has three straight victories, Westview has 18 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
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