Goddard hasn't had much luck against Los Alamos recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Goddard Rockets will host the Los Alamos Hilltoppers at 2:00 p.m. Goddard will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
On Wednesday, Goddard needed a bit of extra time to put away New Mexico Military Institute. They had just enough and edged the Colts out 3-2. The Rockets wouldn't have won without David Alvarez, who scored the game-winner.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Los Alamos' offense. They fell just short of St. Pius X by a score of 1-0 on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Hilltoppers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Sartans are ranked fifth).
Goddard's win bumped their record up to 4-9. As for Los Alamos, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-6 record this season.
Goddard suffered a grim 6-1 defeat to Los Alamos when the teams last played back in August. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Goddard was down 3-0.
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