The Deming Wildcats will face off against the Gadsden Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Deming is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 2.6 goals per game this season.
Deming took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Mayfield out 2-1.
Meanwhile, Gadsden waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They never let the Fighting Colts onto the board and left with a 3-0 victory. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Fighting Colts are ranked 31st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The win got Deming back to even at 6-6. As for Gadsden, their victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Deming beat Gadsden by a goal in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, winning 2-1. Will Deming repeat their success, or does Gadsden have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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