La Joya is 9-1 against Edinburg since March of 2016, 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 Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
La Joya's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Pharr-San Juan-Alamo on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-0. La Joya's defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Hunter Morales was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Edinburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 5-2 to Economedes.
Jacob Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
La Joya's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-13-1. As for Edinburg, their record is now 8-19-1.
Edinburg'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, though, as they've only averaged .240. Will they be able to contain La Joya's hitters?
Everything went La Joya's way against Edinburg in their previous meeting on April 2nd as La Joya made off with a 14-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Joya 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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