Round Valley is 7-0 against Pinon since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Round Valley Elks will look to defend their home field against the Pinon Eagles at 12:00 p.m. Round Valley will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Round Valley put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They never let Hopi onto the board and left with a 16-0 win.
Cortnee Baca made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Baca has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Baca was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Carla Arreola looked comfortable as she pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (she also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Kelci Walker, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Liliana Arreola, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple.
Meanwhile, Pinon suffered a tough 21-5 loss at the hands of Ganado on Thursday. Pinon has struggled against Ganado recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Round Valley has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-6 record this season. As for Pinon, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Everything went Round Valley's way against Pinon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Round Valley made off with a 15-1 victory. Will Round Valley repeat their success, or does Pinon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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