The Valley Vikings will head out to square off against the Sandia Matadors at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Valley is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Valley is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to five goals on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Rio Grande on Wednesday. They came up short against the Ravens, falling 10-0. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Ravens are ranked ninth).
Meanwhile, Sandia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Volcano Vista by a score of 3-2. That's two games in a row now that the Matadors have lost by just one goal.
Ethan Tewa and
Isaac Casaus scored both of Sandia's goals, bringing their combined season tally to five goals.
Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Sandia, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5-1.
Valley suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Sandia when the teams last played back in August of 2023. Can Valley avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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