The Sandia Matadors will venture away from home to square off against the Santa Fe Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Santa Fe took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Sandia, who comes in off a win.
Sandia took a four-goal defeat the last time they faced off against Eldorado, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Matadors' defense stepped up to hand the Golden Eagles a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. Sandia wouldn't have won without Isaiah Ornelas, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Santa Fe faced La Cueva in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. The Demons came up short against the Bears, falling 6-3. Both teams had to tread carefully at times as the refs weren't afraid to hand out yellow cards: Luis Ruano was handed one for Santa Fe, while La Cueva got theirs courtesy of Sebastian Kreuter.
Sandia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 41 goals over those ten matchups. As for Santa Fe, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
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