New Mexico High School Basketball - Grants edges Valencia
January 23, 2024: Los Lunas, NM 87031 The Grants Pirates (Grants, NM) basketball nipped the host Valencia Jaguars (Los Lunas, NM), 69-66 in Tuesday's league test.
The Pirates (13-6) will now prepare for their test against St. Pius X (Albuquerque, NM). The Sartans go into the 4A District 5 test with a 9-8 record. In their last test, St. Pius X got by Belen (Belen, NM), 60-56, in a league test.
The Jaguars now own a 10-8 record. They play next when they host Los Alamos for a non-league test on Thursday, January 25. Valencia will encounter a Hilltoppers squad coming off a 64-55 non-league loss to Rio Rancho (Rio Rancho, NM). The Hilltoppers record now stands at 6-10.