The La Cueva Bears will face off against the Sandia Matadors at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. La Cueva is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
La Cueva is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Albuquerque Academy, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (La Cueva was ranked second). Neither La Cueva nor Albuquerque Academy could gain the upper hand on Friday so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw. The game got a bit rough at times, as the refs handed out a total of four yellow cards before it was all over.
Winston Starr and
Connor Hanks scored both of La Cueva's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 12 goals.
Meanwhile, Sandia entered their tilt with Del Norte on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They never let the Knights onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Matadors, who have now won three games by three goals or more so far this season.
With that draw, La Cueva's record moves to 6-1-2. As for Sandia, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-5-1.
La Cueva took their win against Sandia when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 3-0. Will La Cueva repeat their success, or does Sandia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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