Pojoaque Valley hasn't had much luck against Bloomfield recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes will be taking part in a tournament against the Bloomfield Bobcats at 2:00 p.m. Pojoaque Valley has given up an average of 11.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
Pojoaque Valley lost 14-4 to Bernalillo on Tuesday. That's two games in a row now that the Elks/Elkettes have lost by exactly ten runs.
Allayah Rios made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Lauren Salazar was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Bloomfield challenged Capital on Saturday. Bloomfield had just enough and edged out Capital 14-12. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bobcats.
The team relied heavily on Harley Rightmire, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Veronica Durall, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Bloomfield's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Pojoaque Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Pojoaque Valley might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Bloomfield in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Pojoaque Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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