Socorro came into Saturday's contest looking for another win against Moriarty, but Jordan Brown wouldn't allow it. The Moriarty Pintos put the hurt on the Socorro Warriors with a sharp 62-42 victory on Saturday thanks in part to Brown, who went 8 of 18 en route to 26 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. That makes it five consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Moriarty's points.
Another player making a difference was Sam Pearce, who went 6 for 8 on his way to 12 points. He continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Socorro lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nazario Silva, who posted six points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cenyon Scarborough, who had seven points.
Moriarty has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Socorro, their loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-10.
Moriarty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 69-44 defeat against Los Alamos on the 21st. Socorro has also already played their next contest, a 60-38 loss against Sandia Prep on the 21st.
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