The Espanola Valley Sundevils will square off against the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pojoaque Valley took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Espanola Valley, who comes in off a win.
Espanola Valley will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Moriarty, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Sundevils came out on top against the Pintos by a score of 3-1 on Tuesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Sundevils as it put an end to their three-match losing streak.
Espanola Valley walked away with the victory (and looked especially good in the fourth set). The match finished with set scores of 25-23, 15-25, 25-19, 25-13.
Meanwhile, Pojoaque Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against Moriarty, falling 3-0.
While Pojoaque Valley was kept off the board, it wasn't for a lack of trying: they cut into Moriarty's winning margin in every set. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-17, 25-20, 25-22.
Pojoaque Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Espanola Valley, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 6-11.
Espanola Valley beat Pojoaque Valley 3-1 in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. Will the Sundevils repeat their success, or do the Elks/Elkettes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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