Football Game Preview: Silver Fighting Colts vs. Grants Pirates

By Team Reports Nov 9, 2024, 3:12am

Football Preview: Silver Fighting Colts vs. Grants Pirates

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The Silver Fighting Colts will challenge the Grants Pirates at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Grants took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Silver, who comes in off a win.

Two weeks ago, it was close, but Silver sidestepped Manzano for a 16-13 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Fighting Colts.

Silver found their leader in freshman Cody Cooper, who rushed for 99 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 99 rushing yards gave Cooper a new career-high.

Meanwhile, a victory for Grants just wasn't in the cards last Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Bloomfield, falling 41-6. The Pirates have struggled against the Bobcats recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Even if they lost, Grants' defensive line still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Leading the way was Joe Clawson with two.

Silver's win bumped their record up to 4-6. As for Grants, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5.

Everything came up roses for Silver against Grants in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 40-7 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Grants' Andres Lazos, who rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Silver still be able to contain Lazos? There's only one way to find out.

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