Soccer Preview: Sandia Prep vs. East Mountain
Sandia Prep is 10-0 against East Mountain since September of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Sandia Prep Sundevils will welcome the East Mountain Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
East Mountain is hoping to do what Rehoboth Christian couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Sandia Prep's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Sandia Prep came out on top in a nail-biter against Rehoboth Christian , sneaking past 3-2. The Sundevils found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Noah Rendon and Gage Apodaca were both handed yellow cards.
Ryan Williams and
Akasha Khalsa scored all three of Sandia Prep's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 28 goals.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Mountain, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. Their defense stepped up to hand Del Norte a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Timberwolves as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Sandia Prep has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4-2 record this season. As for East Mountain, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
Sandia Prep beat East Mountain by a goal in their previous meeting back in September, winning 2-1. Will Sandia Prep repeat their success, or does East Mountain have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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