There's no place like home for the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Espanola Valley on Saturday and snuck past 46-44. That's another feather in the cap for Pojoaque Valley, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Pojoaque Valley's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Monique Arrietta, who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Another player making a difference was Jasmine Valdez, who scored 14 points along with two blocks.
Pojoaque Valley is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Espanola Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-10.
Pojoaque Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Taos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Pojoaque Valley focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Saturday. As for Espanola Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Moriarty at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Espanola Valley is facing Moriarty at the right time seeing as Moriarty is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
