Soccer Preview: Rio Rancho vs. Volcano Vista
On Wednesday Rio Rancho will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will face off against the Volcano Vista Hawks at 4:00 p.m.
Rio Rancho is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Rio Rancho was ranked 16th). Rio Rancho came up short against Farmington on Saturday, falling 3-0. The game was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Rams it sure didn't stay that way.
Rio Rancho was without their leading scorer, Kieara Trujillo-Garcia, in Saturday's contest. With Trujillo-Garcia sitting this one out, Tegan Chaves got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 55.4).
Meanwhile, Volcano Vista had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2.5 goals) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They never let the Panthers onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Considering the Hawks have won ten matches by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Rio Rancho now has a losing record at 7-8-1. As for Volcano Vista, they pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road.
Rio Rancho came up short against Volcano Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 2-0. Can Rio Rancho avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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