Moriarty was the 9-8 winner over Espanola Valley when they last played one another two weeks ago, but their luck changed this time around. The Moriarty Pintos fell just short of the Espanola Valley Sundevils by a score of 15-14 on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Moriarty has lost by just one run.
Julie Autrey and Shae Rios did some serious damage despite the final result: Autrey went 3-for-5 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Rios went 2-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and a triple. Kristina Means was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5.
On Espanola Valley's side, they got a massive performance out of Ezrie Villalobos, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriela Segura, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
This is the second loss in a row for Moriarty and nudges their season record down to 13-8. As for Espanola Valley, their win ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-16.
Moriarty will head out on the road to take on Los Alamos at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Los Alamos will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Moriarty surely won't give up without a fight. As for Espanola Valley, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Albuquerque Academy at 1:00 p.m.
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