Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Moriarty). They put the hurt on the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes with a sharp 20-8 win on Wednesday. With that victory, the Pintos brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Evan Pacheco
| 04/02/25 @ Pojoaque Valley | 2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Bernalillo | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs East Mountain | 1 |
| 03/15/25 @ West Mesa | 1 |
| 04/17/24 vs Taos | 1 |
Evan Pacheco made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. He has become a key player for Moriarty: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most three earned runs, but 1-6 otherwise. Pacheco was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Moriarty let Trey Denomme and Cash Klein run wild. Denomme scored four runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Klein went 3-for-6 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs. Klein is becoming a predictor of Moriarty's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 1-6 when he doesn't). Raiden Scribner also deserves some recognition as he hit his first doubles of the season.
Moriarty was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .442. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Moriarty's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-7. As for Pojoaque Valley, their loss was their fifth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
Looking ahead, Moriarty will square off against Los Alamos at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Pojoaque Valley, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 17-8 defeat against Espanola Valley on the 5th.
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