Soccer Preview: Sandia vs. Capital
The Sandia Matadors will square off against the Capital Jaguars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
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 loss continues a trend for the Matadors in their matchups with the Bears: they've now lost five in a row.
Sandia's goal came courtesy of
Mateo Ojeda, who's now up to eight this season.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 0-0 at halftime, Capital was not quite Santa Fe's equal in the second half on Wednesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Demons. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The defeat snapped Sandia's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 4-6-1 record. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 6-5.
Sandia was able to grind out a solid win over Capital in their previous matchup back in October of 2019, winning 3-1. Will Sandia repeat their success, or does Capital have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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