Soccer Preview: Eldorado vs. West Mesa
Eldorado has gone 9-1 against West Mesa recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eldorado Golden Eagles will host the West Mesa Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. Eldorado will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Eldorado is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Grande, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Eldorado was ranked second). Eldorado came out on top in a nail-biter against Rio Grande on Thursday, sneaking past 2-1. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Golden Eagles were the better team in the second half.
Felipe Amorim and
Michel Pessetto scored both of Eldorado's goals, bringing their combined season tally to six goals.
Meanwhile, West Mesa didn't have quite enough to beat Bernalillo on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Eldorado's win bumped their record up to 4-0-1. As for West Mesa, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Everything went Eldorado's way against West Mesa when the teams last played back in October of 2023 as Eldorado made off with a 4-0 victory. Will Eldorado repeat their success, or does West Mesa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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