Cleveland is 5-0 against Piedra Vista since September of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Cleveland Storm are on the road again to play the Piedra Vista Panthers at 1:00 p.m. Cleveland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more goals each contest than the last.
Cleveland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Farmington, who was ranked 12th in their home state at the time (Cleveland was ranked 11th). Cleveland blew past Farmington 5-2 on Wednesday. The score was close at the half, but the Storm pulled away in the second half with four goals.
Meanwhile, Piedra Vista has been on a difficult stretch since their win on September 28. They and Cibola finished up their matchup with a 1-1 draw on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Panthers as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Cleveland pushed their record up to 10-7 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. With that draw, Piedra Vista's record moves to 8-7-1.
Cleveland came out on top in a nail-biter against Piedra Vista in their previous meeting two weeks ago, sneaking past 2-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cleveland since the squad 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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