Soccer Preview: St. Michael's vs. Taos
St. Michael has played every game this season on their home pitch, but they'll have to hit the road on Tuesday. They will venture away from home to square off against the Taos Tigers at 4:00 p.m. St. Michael's is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.2 goals per game this season.
St. Michael's will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any goals last Saturday, then bounced right back against Pojoaque Valley on Tuesday. St. Michael's defense stepped up to hand Pojoaque Valley a 10-0 shutout. Sophia Miera was a massive factor in the win as she booted in four goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, Taos was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Academy for Technology and The Classics. That's two games in a row now that the Tigers have lost by exactly two goals.
St. Michael's now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Taos, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
St. Michael's beat Taos 2-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Michael's 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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