The Grants Pirates softball team scored 15 runs and restricted the visiting Thoreau Hawks to 0 in the Pirates non-league victory on Tuesday.

The Pirates (9-8) will now prepare for their match against Valencia (Los Lunas, NM). The Jaguars go into the 4A District 5 match with a 5-12 record. In their last match, Valencia was routed by Belen (Belen, NM), 15-0, in a league match.

In their next game, the Hawks battle the Zuni Thunderbirds (Zuni, NM) in a 3A District 1 match, on Tuesday, April 22. Thoreau will attempt to better on its 3-9 season record. The Thunderbirds go into the match with a 4-13 record after their 18-3 league loss to Tohatchi (Tohatchi, NM).