Santa Fe is 0-6 against La Cueva since September of 2016 but things could change on Saturday. The Demons will venture away from home to challenge the Bears at 11:00 a.m.
Santa Fe managed to keep up with Eldorado until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Demons lost 3-0 to the Golden Eagles. While losing is never fun, Santa Fe can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Mexico soccer rankings (they are ranked 30th, while Eldorado are ranked third).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask La Cueva). Their defense stepped up to hand Capital a 10-0 shutout on Wednesday. La Cueva haven't had any issues with Capital recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
La Cueva's offense was hitting Capital from everywhere, as eight different players booted in a goal. Makena Hix led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by herself.
La Cueva's win bumped their record up to 9-4. As for Santa Fe, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Santa Fe might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from La Cueva when the teams last played back in October of 2024. Can the Demons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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