Soccer Preview: Cleveland vs. Volcano Vista
Cleveland has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Volcano Vista Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Piedra Vista, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked 18th). Both finished up on equal footing with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time the Storm have been dealt a draw since back in August.
Meanwhile, it may have taken extra minutes to finish the job, but Volcano Vista ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Farmington out 2-1. The result kept the Hawks happy, as they haven't lost a game since September 28th.
Jovany Orona was the driving force of Volcano Vista's attack as he scored both of Volcano Vista's goals, bringing his season total up to 18 goals.
With that draw, Cleveland's record moves to 10-6-2. As for Volcano Vista, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5-3 record this season.
Cleveland suffered a grim 3-0 defeat to Volcano Vista when the teams last played two weeks ago. Can Cleveland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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