The Rio Grande Ravens will head out on the road to square off against the Santa Fe Demons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Rio Grande's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Portales. Leonel Bencomo Zarate was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe was not the first on the board on Friday, but they got there more often. They won by a goal and slipped past Sandia Prep 3-2. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Gustavo Medina was handed one for the Demons, while the Sundevils got theirs courtesy of Aiden Vanderwoude.
Rio Grande's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Santa Fe, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2-1.
Rio Grande came out on top in a nail-biter against Santa Fe when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Rio Grande repeat their success, or does Santa Fe have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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