Soccer Recap: Rio Rancho Falls Short Against Ranked Farmington

By Team Reports Oct 12, 2024, 6:06pm

Soccer Recap: Rio Rancho vs. Farmington

On Saturday, Rio Rancho faced Farmington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Rio Rancho Rams came up short against the Farmington Scorpions, falling 3-0. The contest was a close 1-0 at the break, but unfortunately for the Rams it sure didn't stay that way.

Rio Rancho was without their leading scorer, Kieara Trujillo-Garcia, in Saturday's matchup. With Trujillo-Garcia sitting this one out, Tegan Chaves got some extra time on the pitch (80 vs. her season average of 55.4).

Rio Rancho now has a losing record at 7-8-1. As for Farmington, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-6-1.

Rio Rancho will head out to face off against Volcano Vista at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Volcano Vista is coming into the game with eight straight wins at home, so Rio Rancho will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Farmington, they will welcome Cleveland at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cleveland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.7 goals per game this season.

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