Soccer Preview: Sandia vs. Manzano
Sandia has gone 10-0 against Manzano recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Sandia Matadors will venture away from home to take on the Manzano Monarchs at 4:00 p.m. Sandia is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Sandia is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: La Cueva, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Sandia was ranked 24th). Sandia fell just short of La Cueva by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The Matadors were red-hot offensively headed into the game (they scored no less than four goals in the three matchups prior) but the Bears' defense proved too tough.
Sandia's goal came courtesy of
Mateo Ojeda, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, Manzano was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Santa Fe.
The defeat snapped Sandia's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6-1 record. As for Manzano, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7-1.
Everything went Sandia's way against Manzano in their previous matchup back in August of 2023, as Sandia made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sandia since the squad 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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