Soccer Preview: Capital vs. Cleveland
The Capital Jaguars will face off against the Cleveland Storm at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Capital is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked 17th in their home state at the time (Capital was ranked fourth). Capital lost 5-0 to Rio Rancho on Tuesday. The matchup was up for grabs at halftime, but sadly the Jaguars struggled afterwards.
Meanwhile, Cleveland fought the good fight in their overtime game against Rio Rancho on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Rams by a score of 2-1. It was the first time this season that the Storm let down their fans at home.
Their goal came courtesy of
Austin Clark, who's now up to two this season.
The loss snapped Capital's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-2 record. As for Cleveland, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2-1.
Capital might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Cleveland when the teams last played back in March of 2021. Will Capital have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other soccer content.
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