The Espanola Valley Sundevils will head out on the road to take on the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Espanola Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Espanola Valley came up short against Taos and fell 6-2.
Meanwhile, Pojoaque Valley had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-6 win.
Allayah Rios was incredible, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Lauren Salazar was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Espanola Valley's loss dropped their record down to 6-18. As for Pojoaque Valley, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-16 record this season.
Espanola Valley might still be hurting after the 12-6 defeat they got from Pojoaque Valley in their previous meeting back in April. Can Espanola Valley avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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