Football Recap: Grants Turns Things Around After Road Loss + How To Watch

There's no place like home for Grants, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They took down the Bernalillo Spartans 32-14 on Friday. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for the Pirates considering their 12-point performance the game before.

Julian Fernandez

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/24/25 vs Bernalillo	155
09/27/24 vs Aztec	134
10/17/25 @ Moriarty	120
10/10/25 @ Taos	101
09/12/25 vs Espanola Valley	95

Julian Fernandez produced another solid effort rushing for 155 yards and four touchdowns. Those 155 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. Grants also got help from Isaiah Ortega, who showed off his sure hands for 84 receiving yards.

Grants' run defense was locked in: Bernalillo could only muster 1.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Brandon Wheeler for the heroic effort on defense: he. Grants' ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.8.

Grants' defense didn't let Ulisses Castro, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for five sacks. Bernalillo's QB won't forget Gary Chavez anytime soon given he sacked him twice.

Grants pushed their record up to 6-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 9.3 points on average over those games. As for Bernalillo, this is the second loss in a row for them and also nudges their season record down to 6-3.

Grants didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 51-0 defeat against Bloomfield on the 31st. As for Bernalillo, they have also already played their next contest, a 21-7 loss against Taos on the 31st.