The Hobbs Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Rio Grande Ravens at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hobbs comes in on three and Rio Grande on four.
Hobbs' defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Carlsbad with a sharp 4-0 win. Given Hobbs' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked sixth, while Carlsbad are ranked 58th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday Rio Grande sidestepped Albuquerque for a 2-1 victory.
Irvin Plata and Yahir Mendoza scored both of the Ravens' goals, bringing their combined season tally to 16 goals.
Hobbs' win bumped their record up to 11-4-1. As for Rio Grande, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2-2.
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