Soccer Preview: Centennial vs. La Cueva
The Centennial Hawks will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the La Cueva Bears at 3:00 p.m. Centennial is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 4.5 goals per game this season.
Centennial is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. Their defense stepped up to hand Eldorado a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Hawks were the better team in the second half.
Victor Rios and
Josiah Parra-Guerrero scored both of Centennial's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 14 goals.
Meanwhile, La Cueva faced Rio Rancho in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. La Cueva had just enough and edged Rio Rancho out 1-0. The victory was familiar territory for the Bears who have now won five contests in a row.
La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-1-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 43 goals over those 12 games. As for Centennial, their win bumped their record up to 21-1.
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