Soccer Preview: Lovington vs. Santa Teresa
Lovington has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to square off against the Santa Teresa Desert Warriors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Lovington will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each matchup than the last.
If Santa Teresa heads into halftime all tied up, they better play a good second half: that's when Lovington took over last week. Lovington was the clear victor by a 4-1 margin over Carlsbad on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Wildcats have won by exactly three goals.
They hit Carlsbad with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Alejandro Mendoza,
Reydezel Salcido, and
Dylan Gallegos.
Meanwhile, Santa Teresa faced Centennial in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Santa Teresa lost 6-0 to Centennial. The Desert Warriors' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Lovington's win bumped their record up to 4-5. As for Santa Teresa, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
Lovington was able to grind out a solid victory over Santa Teresa in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lovington 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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