Grants hasn't had much luck against Highland recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Pirates will head out to take on the Hornets at 6:30 p.m. Grants has given up an average of 4.8 goals per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Grants fell victim to St. Pius X and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They lost 11-0 to the Sartans. While losing is never fun, Grants can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 67th, while St. Pius X are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Highland, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They won by a goal and slipped past Belen 2-1.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 7-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 19 goals over those six matches. As for Grants, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Grants might still be hurting after the 3-0 loss they got from Highland when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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