Soccer Preview: Hobbs vs. Roswell
Hobbs is 9-1 against Roswell since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Hobbs Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Roswell Coyotes at 6:00 p.m.
Hobbs is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Grande, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Hobbs was ranked 11th). Hobbs fell just short of Rio Grande by a score of 2-1 on Friday. It was the first time this season that the Eagles let down their fans at home.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roswell). Everything went their way against Portales on Saturday as Roswell made off with a 9-1 victory. It was an even better day for Diego Guillen as he scored three goals for his team.
Hobbs' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5. As for Roswell, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Everything went Hobbs' way against Roswell when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as Hobbs made off with a 4-0 win. Does Hobbs have another victory up their sleeve, or will Roswell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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