Pojoaque Valley is 2-8 against Los Alamos since February of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will face off against the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 1:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Pojoaque Valley has five straight wins, Los Alamos has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
On Wednesday, Pojoaque Valley humbled Moriarty with a 52-19 victory. The Elks/Elkettes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Los Alamos came up short against Taos on Wednesday and fell 35-25. While the Hilltoppers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Tigers 12-4 in the first quarter.
Pojoaque Valley pushed their record up to 16-9 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.0 points over those games. As for Los Alamos, their loss dropped their record down to 3-21.
Everything went Pojoaque Valley's way against Los Alamos in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Pojoaque Valley made off with a 51-29 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Pojoaque Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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