Softball Preview: Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes vs. Moriarty Pintos
The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will head out on the road to square off against the Moriarty Pintos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Pojoaque Valley finally turned things around against Espanola Valley on Wednesday. Pojoaque Valley put the hurt on Espanola Valley with a sharp 12-6 victory.
Makaela Mondragon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and three unearned) runs on 12 hits.
At the plate, Allayah Rios was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephanie Romero, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-5.
Meanwhile, Moriarty had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They walked away with a 9-4 win over the Tigers. Nine seems to be a good number for Moriarty as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Pojoaque Valley's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-15. As for Moriarty, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-6.
Pojoaque Valley skirted past Moriarty 3-1 in their previous matchup on April 3rd. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pojoaque Valley 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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