Goddard has gone 10-0 against Portales recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Goddard Rockets will head out to challenge the Portales Rams at 12:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Goddard has five straight wins, Portales has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the pitch.
Goddard's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They won by a goal and slipped past Artesia 1-0. The Rockets' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three games.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Olivia Rossow, who's now up to 26 this season.
Meanwhile, Portales came up short against Lovington on Monday and fell 3-1.
Goddard has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Portales, their loss dropped their record down to 5-9.
Goddard took their victory against Portales in their previous matchup last Saturday by a conclusive 4-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Goddard 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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