Pojoaque Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 14-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bloomfield Bobcats. The Elks/Elkettes were not able to make up for their loss to the Bobcats from their previous meeting back in March of 2024.
Lauren Salazar made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Izabella Lujan was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Pojoaque Valley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Pojoaque Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Bloomfield, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
Looking ahead, Pojoaque Valley will square off against Albuquerque Academy at 10:50 a.m. on Friday. Albuquerque Academy has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.57 runs per game on average), something Pojoaque Valley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Bloomfield, they will challenge West Las Vegas at 12:40 p.m. on Friday. Bloomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
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