Soccer Preview: Las Cruces vs. Alamogordo
Las Cruces is 8-2 against Alamogordo since October of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Alamogordo Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Las Cruces has 11 straight wins, Alamogordo has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Organ Mountain, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Las Cruces was ranked fourth). Las Cruces never let Organ Mountain onto the board and left with a 4-0 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Bulldawgs, who have now won 11 contests by three goals or more so far this season.
They hit Organ Mountain with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Mia Barela (2),
Raylene Carillo, and
Keira Gamboa.
Meanwhile, Alamogordo didn't have quite enough to beat Mayfield on Thursday and fell 2-1.
Las Cruces pushed their record up to 15-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Alamogordo, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Las Cruces took their victory against Alamogordo in their previous meeting on October 3rd by a conclusive 10-0. Does Las Cruces 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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