Soccer Preview: Alamogordo vs. Gadsden
Alamogordo hasn't had much luck against Gadsden recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers takes on the Gadsden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Alamogordo is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 3.9 goals per game this season.
Having struggled with six losses in a row, Alamogordo finally turned things around against Las Cruces on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Bulldawgs with a sharp 6-1 victory. It was an even better day for Ryan Amberson as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gadsden, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They never let Mayfield onto the board and left with a 2-0 win on Tuesday. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Trojans are ranked 40th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Alamogordo's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Gadsden, their win bumped their record up to 14-4-1.
Alamogordo suffered a grim 6-2 defeat to Gadsden in their previous meeting two weeks ago. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Alamogordo was down 4-0.
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