It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but La Quinta had no problem doing just that on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Heritage Patriots as they made off with an 11-3 victory. The win was familiar territory for La Quinta who now have three in a row.
Victor Balbuena and Jayvin Baxa did most of the damage at the plate: Balbuena went 1-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple, while Baxa scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Noah Fernandez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
La Quinta has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Heritage, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-14-2 record this season.
La Quinta will head out on the road to face off against Paraclete at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Paraclete is on a four-game streak of home wins, La Quinta a nine-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Heritage does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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