Soccer Preview: Sandia vs. Capital
The Sandia Matadors will take on the Capital Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Sandia is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They lost 5-0 to La Cueva. While losing is never fun, the Matadors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 26th, while the Bears are ranked first).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Capital was not quite Santa Fe's equal in the second half on Saturday. They fell just short of the Demons by a score of 1-0. The Jaguars have struggled against the Demons recently, as their game on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Sandia's defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Capital, they now have a losing record at 7-8-1.
Sandia was able to grind out a solid victory over Capital when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandia since the squad 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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