The Grants Pirates will venture away from home to face off against the Taos Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Taos will be up against a hot Grants team: the squad just extended their winning streak to four. The Pirates claimed a resounding 51-0 victory over Aztec. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Pirates just coasted through the last quarter.
It was another big night for Julian Fernandez, who rushed for 90 yards and two TDs on only seven carries. Joe Clawson was in the mix too, providing Grants with two touchdowns.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Grants proved: they limited Aztec to a paltry -0.2 yards per carry. The team can thank Tristin Fernandez for the heroic effort on defense: he. Grants didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 9.1.
Grants didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Clawson, Deandre Chavez, and Coudy Melonas picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, Taos got themselves on the board against Espanola Valley on Friday, but Espanola Valley never followed suit. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 30-0 win over the Sundevils.
Taos' victory bumped their record up to 2-4. As for Grants, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
Grants skirted past Taos 21-19 when the teams last played back in October of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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