Soccer Preview: Rio Rancho vs. Sandia
The Rio Rancho Rams will stay at home for another game and welcome the Sandia Matadors at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Cibola, who was ranked 18th in their home state at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked 25th). Rio Rancho fell just short of Cibola by a score of 1-0 on Tuesday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Rams couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Sandia's offense. They lost 10-0 to Volcano Vista on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Matadors in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost five in a row.
Rio Rancho's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Sandia, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
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