The Manzano Monarchs will challenge the West Mesa Mustangs at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Manzano's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for ten straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
Manzano fell victim to Sandia and their airtight defense on Saturday. They lost 3-0 to the Matadors. While losing is never fun, Manzano can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 39th, while Sandia are ranked second).
Meanwhile, West Mesa kept a clean sheet against Los Lunas on Saturday. They came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 2-0. West Mesa haven't had any issues with Los Lunas recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
West Mesa's win bumped their record up to 3-14-1. As for Manzano, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Manzano couldn't quite get it done against West Mesa in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 as they fell 2-0. Can the Monarchs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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