Grants is 8-2 against Belen since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Grants Pirates will look to defend their home pitch against the Belen Eagles at 3:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Grants' offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Highland on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hornets, falling 5-0. The Pirates have struggled against the Hornets recently, as their game on Tuesday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Belen didn't have quite enough to beat Bernalillo on Tuesday and fell 5-4. Naomi Theodore was hit with a yellow card, which may have had some impact on her (and the team's) ability to make aggressive plays.
Belen hit Bernalillo with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Addison Carter (2),
Sara Martinez, and
Sophia Cox.
Grants' loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Belen, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.
Grants might still be hurting after the 5-2 loss they got from Belen when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Grants avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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