West Mesa is on a three-game streak of home losses, Los Lunas a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change on Saturday. The West Mesa Mustangs will host the Los Lunas Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Things were looking good for West Mesa after they put the first points on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Rio Grande by a score of 2-1. While the Mustangs didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Ravens 1-0 in the first half.
Meanwhile, Los Lunas fell victim to Rio Grande and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 10-0 to the Ravens. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 64th, while the Ravens are ranked seventh).
West Mesa's defeat dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Los Lunas, their loss dropped their record down to 1-14.
West Mesa took their win against Los Lunas in their previous matchup two weeks ago by a conclusive 8-0. Will West Mesa repeat their success, or does Los Lunas have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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