Pojoaque Valley had lost three straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped their record down to 6-19 to make it four. They fell just short of the Moriarty Pintos by a score of 8-7. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pintos this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-8 back in April.
Deondro Lopez was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Markos Romero also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
As for Moriarty, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games.
On Moriarty's side, Scott Batie looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Batie is becoming a predictor of the Pintos' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 6-1 (and 5-10 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Moriarty let Cash Klein and Trey Denomme run wild. Klein went 2-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Denomme went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That's the most RBI Denomme has posted since back in April. Raiden Scribner was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Pojoaque Valley beat Moriarty by a score of 8-7 later that day.
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