Grants is 0-10 against St. Pius X since October of 2019 but things could change on Tuesday. The Grants Pirates will head out to square off against the St. Pius X Sartans at 4:30 p.m.
Grants is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They came up short against Valencia, falling 3-0. The game was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Pirates couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, St. Pius X came tearing into Thursday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.6 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The Sartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by three goals or more this season.
Their offense was hitting Belen from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
Nico Reyes led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for four goals all by himself.
Grants' defeat dropped their record down to 3-10. As for St. Pius X, they pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Grants might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from St. Pius X in their previous matchup back in September. Can Grants avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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