Soccer Preview: Cleveland vs. Eldorado
The Cleveland Storm will head out on the road to face off against the Eldorado Golden Eagles at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked 15th). Cleveland lost 6-0 to La Cueva on Wednesday. The Storm's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Eldorado entered their match against Hope Christian on Wednesday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Eldorado fell just short of Hope Christian by a score of 1-0. The loss was the Golden Eagles' first of the season.
Cleveland's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Eldorado, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Everything went Cleveland's way against Eldorado when the teams last played back in November of 2023 as Cleveland made off with a 3-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland 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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