The Santa Fe Demons will square off against the Hope Christian Huskies at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Santa Fe is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Eldorado, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Santa Fe was ranked 19th). Santa Fe fell just short of Eldorado by a score of 4-3 on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for the Demons in their matchups with the Golden Eagles: they've now lost five in a row.
Evan Martinez and
Cy Anderson scored all three of Santa Fe's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 13 goals.
Meanwhile, Hope Christian came tearing into Tuesday's contest with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Vikings a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Huskies have won seven matches by more than three goals this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Santa Fe's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4-1. As for Hope Christian, they pushed their record up to 9-1-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home.
Santa Fe came up short against Hope Christian in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Santa Fe avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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