The Manzano Monarchs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Capital Jaguars at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Manzano lost 6-1 to Sandia on Wednesday. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Monarchs were already down 4-0.
Meanwhile, Capital was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of La Cueva by a score of 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bears are ranked first).
Manzano dropped their record down to 0-8-1 with the loss, which was their third straight at home. As for Capital, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Manzano suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Capital in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Manzano was down 4-0.
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