The Cibola Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Farmington Scorpions at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Cibola's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for four straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Cibola is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Rio Rancho, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Cibola was ranked 14th). Cibola's defense stepped up to hand Rio Rancho a 1-0 shutout on Monday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but the Cougars were the better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, Farmington fell victim to Volcano Vista and their airtight defense on Saturday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 4-0. The Scorpions have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cibola's victory bumped their record up to 9-6-3. As for Farmington, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8-1.
Cibola took their win against Farmington in their previous meeting on October 5th by a conclusive 6-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cibola 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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