After flying high against Espanola Valley last Thursday, Moriarty came back down to earth. The Moriarty Pintos fell 3-1 to the Los Alamos Hilltoppers on Tuesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Pintos of the 3-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in October.
The final score came out to 25-16, 25-21, 16-25, 25-19.
When it comes to explaining why Moriarty lost, don't look at Kristina Means. Despite the final result, she had nine digs and six aces. The dominant performance gave Means a new career-high in aces.
Even though they lost, Moriarty was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 18 aces. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Los Alamos only served 12.
Los Alamos can attribute much of their success to Keira Battle, who had nine digs and 19 assists. Battle is on a roll when it comes to assists, as she's now posted 14 or more in the last four games she's played.
Moriarty's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Los Alamos, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-8 record this season.
Moriarty didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Taos on the 9th. As for Los Alamos, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 3-1 victory against Pojoaque Valley on the 9th.
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