Moriarty hasn't had much luck against Portales recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Moriarty Pintos will venture away from home to square off against the Portales Rams at 5:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Moriarty came up short against Espanola Valley and fell 60-53. While losing is never fun, the Pintos can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Sundevils are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Portales came tearing into Saturday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 70-56 win over the Wildcats.
The victory got Portales back to even at 9-9. As for Moriarty, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-11.
Moriarty took a serious blow against Portales in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 63-26. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Moriarty was down 37-12.
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