Pojoaque Valley is 0-7 against Capital since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will be playing at home against the Capital Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Last Wednesday, Pojoaque Valley didn't have too much trouble with Aztec at home as they won 69-50. Given Pojoaque Valley's advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 47th, while Aztec is ranked 127th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pojoaque Valley found their leader in underclassman Serafin Mendez, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Mendez has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Deondro Lopez, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Capital posted their biggest win since December 7, 2023 on Thursday. They blew past Grants 79-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Pojoaque Valley's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Capital, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Pojoaque Valley couldn't quite finish off Capital in their previous matchup back in January of 2023 and fell 72-70. Will Pojoaque Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
