Pojoaque Valley is 2-8 against Los Alamos since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will play host again on Saturday to welcome the Los Alamos Hilltoppers, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:00 a.m. Pojoaque Valley will be strutting in after a victory while Los Alamos will be coming in after a defeat.
Pojoaque Valley pushed their score to seven the last time they played they, but on Wednesday they couldn't quite do it again. They had just enough and edged Moriarty out 3-1. The win was just what Pojoaque Valley needed coming off of a 21-7 loss in their prior match.
The team relied heavily on Allayah Rios, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Salazar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos came up short against Bloomfield on Saturday and fell 11-8.
Pojoaque Valley's victory ended a nine-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12. As for Los Alamos, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season.
Pojoaque Valley suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Los Alamos in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Pojoaque Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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