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| 11/07/25 - Neutral | 49-13 W |
| 03/05/21 - Away | 0-21 L |
| 10/25/19 - Home | 3-26 L |
| 10/26/18 - Away | 0-46 L |
| 10/27/17 - Home | 7-13 L |
| 10/28/16 - Away | 13-21 L |
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Moriarty had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the Portales Rams 49-13. Considering the Pintos have won four matchups by more than 35 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Moriarty's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Mateo Manley-Griego, who rushed for 151 yards and one TD on only 13 carries. Manley-Griego is becoming a predictor of the Pintos' success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 3-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Devin Ortiz, who rushed for 37 yards and three touchdowns.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Moriarty was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 301 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in 13 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Moriarty has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 28.8 points over those games. As for Portales, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-9.
Coming up, Moriarty will square off against Chaparral at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Portales does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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