Soccer Preview: Hatch Valley vs. Ruidoso
Hatch Valley is 9-0-1 against Ruidoso since October of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Hatch Valley Bears will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ruidoso Warriors at 10:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hatch Valley has three straight victories, Ruidoso has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Hatch Valley is headed in fresh off scoring the most goals they have all season. Their defense stepped up to hand Hot Springs a 10-0 shutout on Tuesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Meanwhile, Ruidoso came up short against Gadsden on Saturday, falling 6-1. The Warriors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 4-1.
Hatch Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Ruidoso, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
Hatch Valley came out on top in a nail-biter against Ruidoso when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Will Hatch Valley repeat their success, or does Ruidoso have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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