The Centennial Hawks will take on the Volcano Vista Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams beat their previous opponents by a single goal, so this matchup might be just as contested.
Volcano Vista is hoping to do what Las Cruces couldn't last Thursday: put an end to Centennial's winning streak, which now stands at six games. Centennial won by a goal and slipped past Las Cruces 2-1. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Bulldawgs are ranked 35th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Santiago Magana and
Evan Kraenzel scored both of Centennial's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 35 goals.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Volcano Vista rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over the Coyotes. Even though the Hawks got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Major Jeffres was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Centennial pushed their record up to 19-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Volcano Vista, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5-3 record this season.
Centennial came out on top in a nail-biter against Volcano Vista in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Centennial 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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