Soccer Preview: Cleveland vs. Rio Rancho
The Cleveland Storm will take on the Rio Rancho Rams at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Volcano Vista, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked 16th). Cleveland lost 3-0 to Volcano Vista on Saturday.
Meanwhile, Rio Rancho's matchup on Saturday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. Their defense stepped up to hand Piedra Vista a 3-0 shutout.
Cleveland's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Rio Rancho, they now have a winning record of 7-6-1.
Cleveland was able to grind out a solid victory over Rio Rancho when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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