The Goddard Rockets will square off against the Carlsbad Cavemen/Cavegirls at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Considering both teams were shutout in their prior games, the pair is probably coming into this one with something to prove.
Goddard's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Centennial on Saturday. They came up short against the Hawks, falling 9-0. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 50th, while the Hawks are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, Carlsbad managed to keep up with Mayfield until halftime on Saturday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Carlsbad lost 3-0 to Mayfield. Having soared to a lofty five goals in the game before, the Cavemen/Cavegirls' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Goddard dropped their record down to 2-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Carlsbad, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Goddard skirted past Carlsbad 2-1 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Does Goddard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carlsbad turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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