Soccer Preview: Manzano vs. Sandia
Manzano hasn't had much luck against Sandia recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Manzano Monarchs will square off against the Sandia Matadors at 9:00 a.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Manzano is headed into Saturday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their tenth straight game on Wednesday. They lost 10-0 to Santa Fe. While losing is never fun, the Monarchs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Demons are ranked 16th).
Meanwhile, Sandia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against La Cueva, falling 5-0.
Manzano's loss dropped their record down to 0-13-1. As for Sandia, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Manzano suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Sandia when the teams last played two weeks ago. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manzano was down 4-0.
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