Soccer Preview: Eldorado vs. Manzano
Eldorado has gone 8-0-1 against Manzano recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Eldorado Golden Eagles will take on the Manzano Monarchs at 10:00 a.m. Eldorado is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Eldorado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Sandia, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Eldorado was ranked eighth). Eldorado never let Sandia onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Saturday. The result was nothing new for the Golden Eagles, who have now won six contests by three goals or more so far this season.
Hectory Martinez and
Mateo DeLozier scored all three of Eldorado's goals, bringing their combined season tally to four goals.
Meanwhile, Manzano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 7-0 to La Cueva.
The win made it two in a row for Eldorado and bumps their season record up to 9-4-1. As for Manzano, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11-1.
Eldorado took their victory against Manzano in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eldorado since the team 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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