The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will head out to take on the Socorro Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Pojoaque Valley is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Carlsbad, who was ranked 19th at the time (Pojoaque Valley was ranked 17th). Pojoaque Valley opened the new year with a less-than-successful 49-39 loss to Carlsbad. The match marked the Elks/Elkettes' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Socorro fought the good fight in their overtime contest against Mesilla Valley Christian School on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the SonBlazers by a score of 57-55. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Socorro's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Pojoaque Valley, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 9-3.
Pojoaque Valley couldn't quite finish off Socorro in their previous meeting back in December of 2016 and fell 46-43. Can Pojoaque Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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