Grants is on a three-game streak of home wins, while St. Pius X is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Grants Pirates will host the St. Pius X Sartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Grants will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Sandia Prep, who they had gone 0-4 against in their four prior meetings. Grants walked away with a 69-59 victory over Sandia Prep on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in a tight match that could have gone either way, St. Pius X made off with a 45-44 win over Belen. The 45-point effort marked the Sartans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
St. Pius X has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.6 points over those games. As for Grants, they now have a winning record of 12-11.
Grants and St. Pius X were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Grants came up empty-handed after a 60-59 defeat. Will Grants have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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