Las Cruces has gone 8-1-1 against Mayfield recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Las Cruces Bulldawgs will be staying on the road to face off against the Mayfield Trojans at 7:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped with close wins against their previous opponents.
Las Cruces is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of New Mexico's top teams: Centennial, who was ranked ninth in their home state at the time (Las Cruces was ranked fourth). Las Cruces' defense stepped up to hand Centennial a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mayfield waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Knights , sneaking past 1-0. The Trojans' defense has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a goal in their last three matches.
Their one-goal win came courtesy of
Taylor Burke, who's now up to five this season.
Las Cruces pushed their record up to 12-2 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Mayfield, their victory bumped their record up to 12-1-2.
Las Cruces took their win against Mayfield when the teams last played back in September by a conclusive 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Las Cruces since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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