Soccer Game Preview: Cibola vs. Gila Ridge

The Cibola Raiders will venture away from home to square off against the Gila Ridge Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Cibola will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

Cibola's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over Kofa.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Gila Ridge, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They blew past Kofa 4-1 on Monday. Considering the Hawks have won 13 matchups by more than two goals this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Cibola's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-5-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only given up zero goals over those four games. As for Gila Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.

Cibola beat Gila Ridge by a goal in their previous matchup on Thursday, winning 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cibola since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.