Belen hasn't had much luck against Grants recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Belen Eagles will take on the Grants Pirates at 3:00 p.m. Belen is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 5.2 goals per game this season.
Last Tuesday, Belen didn't have quite enough to beat Bernalillo 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.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Grants' offense. They lost 5-0 to Highland on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for the Pirates in their matchups with the Hornets: they've now lost three in a row.
Belen's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Grants, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-9.
Everything went Belen's way against Grants when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Belen made off with a 5-2 victory. Does Belen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Grants turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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