Soccer Preview: Capital vs. Sandia
The Capital Jaguars will head out to take on the Sandia Matadors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Santa Fe, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Capital was ranked 25th). Capital took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Santa Fe on Wednesday. The matchup was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Jaguars couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Sandia fought the good fight in their overtime match against La Cueva on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bears by a score of 2-1. The Matadors haven't had much luck with the Bears recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Sandia's goal came courtesy of
Mateo Ojeda, who's now up to eight this season.
Capital has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-5 record this season. As for Sandia, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6-1 record.
Capital came up short against Sandia in their previous meeting back in October of 2019, falling 3-1. Can Capital avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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