Soccer Preview: Centennial vs. Alamogordo
Centennial is 9-1 against Alamogordo since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Centennial Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alamogordo Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Alamogordo took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Centennial, who comes in off a win.
Centennial's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They skirted past Las Cruces 1-0. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked third, while the Bulldawgs are ranked 38th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Centennial's one-goal win came courtesy of
Evan Kraenzel, who's now up to 19 this season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Alamogordo duked it out withGadsden on Tuesday. Alamogordo came up short against Gadsden, falling 6-2. The Tigers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-0.
Centennial pushed their record up to 14-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road. As for Alamogordo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season.
Centennial took their victory against Alamogordo in their previous matchup back in September by a conclusive 4-1. Does Centennial have another victory up their sleeve, or will Alamogordo turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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