Cleveland has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Las Cruces Bulldawgs at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Cleveland is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.9 goals per game this season.
Cleveland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over Albuquerque. The Storm found success even though the refs didn't miss a thing: Arissa C'DeBaca and Isabella Chavez were both handed yellow cards.
Autumn Howell and C'DeBaca scored both of Cleveland's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Las Cruces entered their tilt with Centennial last Thursday with 12 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 13. Their defense stepped up to hand the Hawks a 2-0 shutout. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Bulldawgs were the better team in the second half.
Cleveland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Las Cruces, their victory was their tenth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2.
Cleveland beat Las Cruces by a goal in their previous meeting back in August, winning 2-1. Will Cleveland repeat their success, or does Las Cruces have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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