The Grants Pirates will venture away from home to square off against the Moriarty Pintos at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Grants easily dispatched Aztec back in September, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Pirates fell just short of Taos by a score of 30-28 on Friday. The Pirates' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 50 points the game before, Moriarty was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They took a blow against Bloomfield, falling 51-7. The Pintos haven't had much luck with the Bobcats recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Grants' defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 5-2. As for Moriarty, their loss dropped their record down to 3-3.
Grants was able to grind out a solid victory over Moriarty in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, winning 19-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad 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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