La Joya is 8-2 against Edinburg North since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The La Joya Coyotes will head out on the road to face off against the Edinburg North Cougars at 7:00 p.m. One thing working in La Joya's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
Last Tuesday, La Joya was able to grind out a solid win over Mission, taking the game 10-6.
Hunter Morales tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 4.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Matthew Ortiz was incredible, firing off three home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-4. Homer Munoz was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Edinburg North came into Tuesday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Economedes on Tuesday and snuck past 6-4.
Armani Acevedo made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). Acevedo was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Silva Joel, who scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
La Joya is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-12-1 record this season. As for Edinburg North, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-19-1.
Edinburg North's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: La Joya hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .325. It's a different story for Edinburg North, though, as they've only averaged .244. Will they be able to contain La Joya's hitters?
Everything went La Joya's way against Edinburg North when the teams last played back in March as La Joya made off with a 10-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Joya since the team 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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