Roswell hasn't had much luck against Hobbs recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Roswell Coyotes' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Hobbs Eagles at 6:00 p.m.
Roswell is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to eight goals last Thursday, they were much more limited against Artesia on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hobbs). Their defense stepped up to hand Rio Grande an 11-0 shutout on Friday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Ravens are ranked 55th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Roswell's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Hobbs, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-3.
Roswell suffered a grim 4-0 defeat to Hobbs in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Roswell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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