Recap: Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes vs. Los Alamos Hilltoppers
It was a good run, but the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 50-41 to Los Alamos. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Pojoaque Valley in their matchups with Los Alamos: they've now lost seven in a row.
Several Elks/Elkettes players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Monique Arrietta, who scored 13 points along with two steals. Marisela Bowie was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on ten points and nine rebounds.
Even though they lost, Pojoaque Valley smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Los Alamos only pulled down three offensive rebounds.
Leading Los Alamos to victory were GG Romero and Sofia Trujillo. Romero scored 15 points along with five rebounds and two steals, while Trujillo scored 17 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Trujillo has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Abigail Martinez, who scored eight points.
Pojoaque Valley's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-12. As for Los Alamos, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-11 record this season.
Pojoaque Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Los Alamos at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Los Alamos has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for they, they will head out on the road to square off against Pojoaque Valley at 7:00 p.m. Los Alamos has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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