Sandia is 10-0 against Manzano since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Sandia Matadors have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Manzano Monarchs at 9:00 a.m. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked first in their home state at the time (Sandia was ranked 25th). Sandia lost 5-0 to La Cueva on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Manzano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They came up short against Santa Fe, falling 10-0.
Sandia's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Manzano, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-13-1.
Sandia took their win against Manzano when the teams last played two weeks ago by a conclusive 6-1. In that game, Sandia amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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