The Moriarty Pintos are taking a road trip to square off against the Kirtland Central Broncos at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Moriarty will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
If Moriarty beats Kirtland Central with three goals on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Moriarty came out on top against Capital by a score of 3-1 on Monday. That's two games straight that the Pintos have won by exactly two goals.
Moriarty was without their leading scorer, Brooklynn Olivas, in Monday's game. With Olivas sidelined, Moriarty had to make some changes to the lineup. Caroline Roberts played for 59 minutes having averaged 33.9 this season and Madison Richards got 80 vs. an average of 53.4.
Meanwhile, Kirtland Central kept a clean sheet against Grants on Tuesday. They blew past the Pirates 7-0. It was an even better day for Alana Sanders as she scored three goals for her team.
Moriarty's victory bumped their record up to 6-1-1. As for Kirtland Central, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Moriarty beat Kirtland Central 3-1 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Moriarty 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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