La Cueva waltzed into their game on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their defense stepped up to hand the Sandia Matadors a 5-0 shutout. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked first, while the Matadors are ranked 25th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
La Cueva hit Sandia with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Winston Starr (2),
Logan Davis,
Brice Clark, and
Ryan Salazar.
La Cueva is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-1-2 record this season. As for Sandia, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-9-1.
La Cueva has already played their next contest, a 1-1 draw against Eldorado on the 16th. As for Sandia, they also didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-0 win against Capital on the 16th.
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