Football Recap: Bernalillo Spartans vs. Grants Pirates
There's no place like home for Bernalillo, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 15-12 victory over the Grants Pirates on Friday. The Spartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Pirates, too.
The critical scores for Bernalillo came from Nathan Encinias and Ivan Ruiz.
Bernalillo didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Joseph Duran, Ruiz, and Kenneth Saiz picked up one apiece.
Bernalillo pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Grants, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 5-4 record.
Bernalillo wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, a 21-14 defeat against Taos on the 1st. As for Grants, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 41-6 loss against Bloomfield on the 1st.
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