The Capital Jaguars will venture away from home to face off against the Manzano Monarchs at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Capital and five for Manzano.
On Wednesday, Capital didn't have quite enough to beat La Cueva and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, the Jaguars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bears are ranked first).
Meanwhile, Manzano came up short against Sandia on Wednesday, falling 6-1. Things were pretty much settled by the half as the Monarchs were already down 4-0.
Capital now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Manzano, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8-1.
Capital took their win against Manzano in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 7-1. In that match, Capital amassed a halftime lead of 4-0, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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