Pirate sports wrap-up
Franklin Romero Sports Correspondent
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
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As of late the Grants High School volleyball team (10-8, 2- 1) has garnered three wins in a row and have moved into second place in 4A district 5, just behind St. Pius (7-9, 4-0). On October 7 they defeated Rehoboth Christian 3-0 (25-12, 25-17 and 25-14) in a non-district game followed by another 3-0 win over district rival Valencia High School (25-20, 25- 23 and 25-18). On Thursday, October 14, the lady Pirates defeated district rival the Highland Hornets in three matches (25-20, 25- 22 and 25-21) to put them at 10-8. “Our energy has been high and we want to be a competitive team,” said outside hitter Ebony Chavez, of the lady Pirates recent surge.