After flying high against Espanola Valley on Tuesday, Pojoaque Valley came back down to earth. The Elks/Elkettes came up short against the Moriarty Pintos on Friday, falling 11-1. The Elks/Elkettes were red-hot at the plate heading into the matchup (they scored no less than ten runs in the four contests prior), but the Pintos' pitcher proved too tough.
Pojoaque Valley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilah Herrera, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one run.
Pojoaque Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-18. As for Moriarty, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
While Pojoaque Valley had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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