The Rio Grande Ravens will square off against the Valley Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Rio Grande is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Rio Grande was ranked eighth). Rio Grande fell just short of Eldorado by a score of 2-1 on Thursday. It was the first time this season that the Ravens let down their fans at home.
Their goal came courtesy of
Leonel Bencomo Zarate, who's now up to 11 this season.
Meanwhile, Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Cibola.
Rio Grande's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Rio Grande beat Valley 2-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Will Rio Grande repeat their success, or does Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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