Soccer Preview: Alamogordo vs. Las Cruces
Alamogordo is 2-8 against Las Cruces since October of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Alamogordo Tigers will head out to take on the Las Cruces Bulldawgs at 5:00 p.m.
Alamogordo is headed into Tuesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Thursday. They fell just short of Mayfield by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Trojans are ranked seventh).
Meanwhile, Las Cruces waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory. The Bulldawgs' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five matches.
They hit Organ Mountain with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mia Barela (2),
Raylene Carillo, and
Keira Gamboa.
Alamogordo's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Las Cruces, their win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2.
Alamogordo might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from Las Cruces in their previous matchup on October 3rd. Can Alamogordo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
