Preview: Moriarty Pintos vs. Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes
Moriarty is 2-8 against Pojoaque Valley since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Moriarty Pintos will be staying on the road to face off against the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes at 6:00 p.m. on February 26th. Hopefully Moriarty focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Tuesday.
Moriarty pushed their score all the way to 60, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell just short of Pojoaque Valley by a score of 63-60. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Moriarty has suffered since November 28, 2023.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Aidyn Pacheco, who scored 21 points along with five rebounds and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points he has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Ele Mackrain, who scored 11 points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Moriarty's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Pojoaque Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-14.
Moriarty couldn't quite finish off Pojoaque Valley when the teams last played on Tuesday and fell 63-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pojoaque Valley's Serafin Mendez, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. Now that Moriarty knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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