Pecos wins twice

For the undefeated Pecos girls, there was no basketball game Saturday, instead getting a forfeit victory after Santa Rosa reported some coronavirus pandemic issues to scratch the scheduled District 6-2A game at Pecos. Thus, the Panthers are now 8-0 overall and 4-0 in district.

But the Panthers boys did play the second game of the doubleheader at Pecos and turned in a 57-49 victory over the Lions to run their overall record to 7-2 and 3-1 in district, a game behind Texico, who they lost to previously at the Wolverines’ court. Monday night they play a non-district doubleheader at Mora, with the boys in the 7 o’clock closer and the girls in the 5:30 opener. Meanwhile, the Santa Rosa boys dropped to 3-3 overall and 1-3 in district.

The first time the teams played, it was a nail-biter as Pecos won 63-61 at the Lions.

On Thursday night, the Panthers girls and boys get a visit from Texico in a doubleheader. In the previous twin bill, the Pecos girls won handily but the boys lost by eight points.

In a boys District 2-4A contest at Taos Saturday night, Espanola Valley won 70-53 to up its district record to a first place 6-0 and the Elks are 7-3 overall. The Tigers are 7-3 overall and their district mark is all even at 3-3.

The Sundevils led 16-6 after one quarter, 39-17 at halftime, 60-32 after three quarters, and Taos did have a 21-10 edge over the final eight minutes. In the previous meeting, Espanola won 45-39 at home.

Also in 2-4A, Pojoaque Valley visited Moriarty and emerged with a 62-33 rout to advance its overall record to 3-6 and to 2-4 in district, while the Pintos fell to 1-8 and 1-5. The Elks were in front 18-11 after one quarter and 37-18 at the intermission. It was 53-28 going in the final quarter.