Grants Pirates (Grants, NM) fans went home in high spirits Friday as they observed their soccer squad knock off the visiting Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes (Pojoaque, NM), 5-3 in a non-league outing.

The Pirates (1-5) will now prepare for their outing against Portales (Portales, NM). The Rams go into the non-league outing with a 2-3 record. In their last outing, Portales by Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM), 6-0, in a non-league outing.

Next up, the Elks/Elkettes confront the Santa Fe Indian Braves (Santa Fe, NM) in a non-league outing, on Saturday, August 30. Pojoaque Valley will attempt to improve on its 1-4 season record. The Braves go into the outing with a 0-1 record after their 10-0 non-league loss to Capital (Santa Fe, NM).