Soccer Preview: La Cueva vs. Capital
The La Cueva Bears will head out to face off against the Capital Jaguars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked second). La Cueva fell just short of Eldorado by a score of 2-1 on Wednesday. The Bears' defeat signaled the end of their six-game winning streak.
Their goal came courtesy of
Bella Garciduenas, who's now up to two this season.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They came up short against Sandia, falling 3-0.
La Cueva's defeat dropped their record down to 13-3-1. As for Capital, their loss dropped their record down to 4-11.
Everything went La Cueva's way against Capital in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as La Cueva made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Cueva 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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