Taos is 10-0 against Pojoaque Valley since October of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Taos Tigers will challenge the Pojoaque Valley Elks/Elkettes at 5:00 p.m. Taos is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Taos is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Moriarty on Tuesday. They came up short against the Pintos, falling 3-0.
Meanwhile, Pojoaque Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Los Alamos. While losing is never fun, the Elks/Elkettes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 62nd, while the Hilltoppers are ranked 13th).
Taos' defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Pojoaque Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Everything went Taos' way against Pojoaque Valley in their previous meeting last Tuesday, as Taos made off with an 8-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Taos 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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