The La Joya Community Fighting Lobos will head out on the road to face off against the Kellis Cougars at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. Kellis took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on La Joya Community, who comes in off a win.
La Joya Community took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Fairfax by a score of 9-4. The victory was some much needed relief for the Fighting Lobos as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Carlos Maldonado was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Samuel Acuna was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing a base.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 16 runs the game before, Kellis was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They lost 19-1 to Buckeye.
Dylan Giddens put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Giddens was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one triple. That triple marked the first that he hit this season.
Giddens wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Bigalke, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
La Joya Community's win bumped their record up to 2-3. As for Kellis, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything went La Joya Community's way against Kellis in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as La Joya Community made off with an 11-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Joya Community since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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