The Grants Pirates will take on the Dexter Demons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Grants is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 34 points last Friday, they were much more limited against St. Pius X on Thursday. They took a blow against the Sartans, falling 40-7.
Grants' defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged three passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Noah Lundstrom and Dj Chavez. Lundstrom's also deserves a shoutout for his performance on D, making five total tackles and defending two passes in addition to snagging two interceptions.
Meanwhile, Dexter beat West Las Vegas 22-13 on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Demons.
A big part of the win came down to the chemistry between Cj Granados and his top target Kaesn George. Granados rushed for 37 yards and a touchdown while George gained 111 total yards and a touchdown.
Dexter was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 229 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West Las Vegas only rushed for 88.
Grants' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-1. As for Dexter, their victory bumped their record up to 2-0.
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