Soccer Preview: La Cueva vs. Cibola
The La Cueva Bears will challenge the Cibola Cougars at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. La Cueva has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 30 goals over their last three matchups.
La Cueva's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-0 margin over Manzano. Considering the Bears have won ten games by more than two goals this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Their offense was hitting Manzano from everywhere, as seven different players booted in a goal.
Kadyn Begay led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for three goals all by herself.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Cibola rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Hawks 1-0. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3-1 record this season. As for Cibola, their victory bumped their record up to 10-7-4.
La Cueva beat Cibola 2-0 when the teams last played back in September. The rematch might be a little tougher for La Cueva since the team 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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