The Bernalillo Spartans will play host again on Friday to welcome the Moriarty Pintos, where kickoff is scheduled at 6:00 p.m. Bernalillo will be strutting in after a win while Moriarty will be coming in after a defeat.
Bernalillo is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Portales, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Bernalillo was ranked 19th). Bernalillo never let Portales onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory on Friday.
The critical scores for Bernalillo came from Joseph Duran and Kenneth Saiz.
Bernalillo wouldn't let Portales keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jaden Lovato was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. He is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made seven or more in the last three games he's played dating back to last season. Bernalillo got some further help from Lee Miller: he picked up three sacks and made eight total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Moriarty might've scored the first points on Saturday, but it was St. Pius X who claimed the real prize. Moriarty took a 38-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Pius X. The loss was the Pintos' first of the season.
Bernalillo pushed their record up to 3-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Moriarty, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Bernalillo was able to grind out a solid victory over Moriarty when the teams last played back in September of 2023, winning 14-7. Does Bernalillo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Moriarty turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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