The New Mexico Military Institute Colts will square off against the Hatch Valley Bears at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a six-game winning streak alive.
New Mexico Military Institute's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 3-0 margin over Lovington. Considering the Colts have won seven matches by more than two goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
They hit Lovington with a three-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Pedro Dayrell Sousa,
Nicholas Barcenas Barbieri, and
Javier Yepiz.
Meanwhile, Hatch Valley's game on Tuesday was all tied up 0-0 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They won by a goal and slipped past Socorro 1-0. The Bears' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last five contests.
New Mexico Military Institute has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. As for Hatch Valley, they pushed their record up to 7-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
New Mexico Military Institute took their win against Hatch Valley in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Mexico Military Institute 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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