Goddard hasn't had much luck against Lovington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Goddard Rockets' road trip will continue as they head out to face the Lovington Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Goddard will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one goal on Saturday, then bounced right back against Portales on Thursday. Everything went Goddard's way against Portales as Goddard made off with a 5-1 win.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Lovington sidestepped Artesia for a 2-1 victory. Even though the Wildcats got in a bit of trouble with the refs ( Reydezel Salcido was handed a red card), the team managed to overcome the adversity.
Manuel Armendariz and
Alejandro Mendoza scored both of Lovington's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 17 goals.
Goddard's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-12. As for Lovington, they now have a winning record of 9-8.
Goddard suffered a grim 4-1 defeat to Lovington when the teams last played last Tuesday. Can Goddard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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