The Cottonwood Classical Prep Coyotes will head out to face off against the East Mountain Timberwolves at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cottonwood Classical Prep has 11 straight victories, East Mountain has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Cottonwood Classical Prep is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Bosque, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Cottonwood Classical Prep was ranked 12th). The Coyotes skirted past the Bobcats 2-1. Cottonwood Classical Prep wouldn't have won without Sophia Soriano, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, East Mountain lost 8-2 to Sandia Prep on Tuesday.
Cottonwood Classical Prep's win bumped their record up to 15-1. As for East Mountain, their loss dropped their record down to 8-7.
Cottonwood Classical Prep took their victory against East Mountain when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 6-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Coyotes since the team 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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