Soccer Recap: Make It Six in a Row for La Cueva

By Team Reports Oct 17, 2024, 9:48am

Soccer Recap: La Cueva vs. Sandia

La Cueva waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sandia Matadors a 5-0 shutout. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Matadors are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

La Cueva hit Sandia with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Winston Starr (2), Logan Davis, Brice Clark, and Ryan Salazar.

La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-2 record this season. As for Sandia, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9-1.

La Cueva has already played their next contest, a 1-1 draw against Eldorado on the 16th. As for Sandia, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Capital on the 16th.

Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps

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