Soccer Preview: Grants vs. Shiprock
The Grants Pirates are taking a road trip to square off against the Shiprock Chieftains at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Grants' offense might be in the hot seat on Saturday considering what happened against St. Pius X on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Sartans. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Shiprock also failed to score in their most recent game. They came up short against Kirtland Central on Thursday, falling 10-0. The Chieftains have struggled against the Broncos recently, as their game on Thursday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Grants' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Shiprock, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Grants took their win against Shiprock when the teams last played on September 11th by a conclusive 5-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grants since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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